The Only Son (1914 film)

{{short description|1914 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Only Son

| image = Theonlyson 1914 - newspaper photo.jpg

| caption = Publicity photo published in a contemporary newspaper.

| director = Oscar Apfel
Cecil B. DeMille
William C. deMille
Thomas N. Heffron

| producer =

| writer =

| based_on = {{based on|The Only Son|Winchell Smith}}

| starring = James Blackwell

| cinematography =

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| distributor = Famous Players–Lasky

| released = {{film date|1914|6|15}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent with English intertitles

}}

The Only Son is a lost[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8033/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Only Son] 1914 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille. The film is based on the play of the same name by Winchell Smith and stars James Blackwell.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OnlySon1914.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Only Son |access-date=July 2, 2009|work=Silent Era}}

Cast

  • James Blackwell as Thomas Brainerd, Sr.
  • A. MacMillan as Henry Thompson
  • Thomas W. Ross as Thomas Brainerd, Jr.
  • Jane Darwell as Mrs. Brainerd
  • Merta Carpenter as Gertrude Brainerd
  • Arthur Collins as Jim Tompkins
  • J.P. Wild as Charles Lester
  • Fred Starr as Collins
  • Milton Brown

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