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  • The Son of His Father (1915)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Son of His Father (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
The story opens with John Wilson getting a letter saying that he has won a scholarship and that he will be admitted to college. John's father, the blacksmith, comes home and is told the good news. We are now introduced to the Van Burens, ...See moreThe story opens with John Wilson getting a letter saying that he has won a scholarship and that he will be admitted to college. John's father, the blacksmith, comes home and is told the good news. We are now introduced to the Van Burens, whose son is going to college. They arrive in college, and Van soon becomes the leader of a certain set. When John arrives they take him for the new porter. Van Buren tells the others that John's father shoes his father's horses, with the result that John is left severely alone. Van Buren one day insults him and John demands an apology. Van Buren refuses and there is a fight in which a fellow called Sadler is knocked down. That night Sadler steals into John's room and plants his watch, and then takes one of his handkerchiefs. The following morning the accusation is made. He is given twenty-four hours to explain or be expelled. John is heartbroken. Sadler tells Van Buren, and, to his astonishment, Van tells him that he must go and tell the truth. Sadler refuses. John appears on the scene, and, as he thinks that Van is fighting a boy smaller than himself, he interferes. He is told to mind his own business, loses his temper, and a fight takes place, in which John knocks Van down. The president asks for an explanation. When John learns that Van has been taking his part he apologizes. They become fast friends, and when John's dad calls to visit him, Van Buren makes a great fuss of the old man. When Van Buren's father calls he is shocked, but once again Van is the means of showing that class don't count if the heart is in the right place and John makes "his dad happy." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Feb 15, 1915
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Feb 15, 1915 (United States)

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