My Son (1925 film)

My Son is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Alla Nazimova. Carewe produced with First National who distributed the film.^[2][3]

My Son
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Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Finis Fox
Based on	My Son by Martha M. Stanley[1]
Produced by	Edwin Carewe First National Pictures
Starring	Alla Nazimova Jack Pickford
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1925 (1925-04-19)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] Tony, beloved son of Portuguese mother Anna Silva, allows his head to be turned in the summer resort colony by Betty Smith, daughter of a former neighbor now grown wealthy. She shows him how to become a popular dancing instructor. Afraid of losing her, he steals to keep up appearances. The theft is traced to him, but out of respect for his mother, the sheriff gives him a chance. In this crisis, the mother shows her strength and has him kidnapped and shanghaied for a two year's trip around the world. On board the ship is the young woman the mother wants him to marry.

Cast

• Alla Nazimova as Anna Silva
• Jack Pickford as Tony
• Hobart Bosworth as Sheriff Ellery Parker
• Ian Keith as Felipe Vargas
• Mary Akin as Rosa Pina
• Charles Murray as Captain Joe Barnby
• Constance Bennett as Betty Smith
• Dot Farley as Hattie Smith
• Billy Butts as Freckled Face Boy (uncredited)

Preservation

With no prints of My Son located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.