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Father and Son

Father and Son

Father and Son is a lost 1934 British crime film directed by Monty Banks and starring Edmund Gwenn, Esmond Knight and James Finlayson. It was written by Randall Faye from the story "Barber John's Boy" by Ben Ames Williams, and made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie. The same story had also been adapted for the 1930 American film Man to Man.

Plot

Released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence for manslaughter, John Bolton returns home. When he rescues a boy from drowning and is given strong drink, his son Michael mistakenly takes this as drunkenness. Discovering the truth, Michael is full of shame. Subsequently when John is suspected of a robbery, Michael accepts the blame, but John forces the real criminal to confess.

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    author
    director Monty Banks
    genre crime drama
    keywords discover drown suspect
    producer Irving Asher
    productionCompany Warner Brothers
    publisher Warner Brothers