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His Mother's Boy (1917)

His Mother's Boy poster
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to make his mother proud by finding success in the city. He encounters obstacles and must decide what matters most to him.

emotionalpoignantsentimentalgentlemeasuredfocused-on-familysincerequietly-dramaticstraightforward

What happens

His Mother's Boy is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Ella Stuart Carson. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, William Elmer, Josef Swickard, Jerome Storm, and Gertrude Claire. It is based on the short story "Where Life is Marked Down" by Rupert Hughes. The film was released on December 24, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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