A Son of David (1920)

Directed by

Hay Plumb

Genre

silent film, boxing film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer falls in love with a woman from a higher social class. Their relationship faces obstacles from her disapproving family and his own ambitions in the ring.

sentimentaldramaticunderdogperiod-pieceathleticquietly tenseearnestbittersweet

What happens

A Son of David is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Hay Plumb and starring Poppy Wyndham, Ronald Colman, and Arthur Walcott. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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