For His Son

1912 film by D. W. Griffith

January 22, 1912 (1912-01-22)

Running time

15 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent with English intertitles

For His Son is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.^[1]^[2]^[3] A print of the film survives today.^[4]

Cast

Charles Hill Mailes as The Father, a Physician
Charles West as The Son
Blanche Sweet as The Son's Fiancée
William Bechtel as In Office
Dorothy Bernard as The Secretary
W. Christy Cabanne as One of the Son's Friends / At Soda Fountain
Edward Dillon as At Soda Fountain
Edna Foster as At Soda Fountain
Robert Harron as At Soda Fountain
Dell Henderson as In Office
Grace Henderson as The Landlady
Harry Hyde as One of the Son's Friends
J. Jiquel Lanoe as At Soda Fountain
Alfred Paget as In Office
Gus Pixley as At Soda Fountain
W. C. Robinson as At Soda Fountain
Ynez Seabury as At Soda Fountain (as Inez Seabury)
Kate Toncray as At Soda Fountain

References

^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
^ "Silent Era: For His Son". silentera. Retrieved July 12, 2008.