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The Son of His Father
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Victor L. Schertzinger

Cast: Charles Ray [Gordon Carbhoy], Vola Vale [Hazel Mallinsbee], Robert McKim [David Slosson], George Nichols [Silas Mallinsbee], John P. Lockney [Peter McSwain], Charles K. French [James Carbhoy], George Hoffman [Harker], Harry Yamamoto [Hip Lee]

Thomas H. Ince Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Thomas H. Ince. From the novel The Son of His Father by Ridgwell Cullum. Production supervised by Thomas H. Ince. Art direction by G. Harold Percival. Cinematography by Paul E. Eagler and Chester A. Lyons. Presented by Thomas H. Ince. / © 20 February 1918 by Thomas H. Ince Corporation [LP12222]. Released 22 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Ray’s first film for Paramount release.

Comedy: Western.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 October 2011.

References: Keylin-NYTimes p. 54 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.