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Her Boy (1918)

Her Boy poster
Directed by
George Irving
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her son navigate their relationship during World War I. The film focuses on her love and worry for him as he goes off to war.

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What happens

Her Boy is a lost 1918 American silent film drama directed by George Irving and starring Effie Shannon and Niles Welch as her son. It was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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