UNITED STATES · 1914

The Only Son

Cecil B. DeMille
Classical Hollywood poverty unexpected visit worried mother tokyo, japan mother son estrangement 1930s parent child relationship disappointment
Synopsis

A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.

Year1914
CountryUnited States
DirectorCecil B. DeMille
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