''A Son from America'' (French:''Un fils d'Amérique'') is a 1925 French
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Henri Fescourt
Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career.
Filmography
* 1912 : '' Un vol a été commis''
* 1912 : '' Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin''
* 1912 : '' Paris-Sa ...
and starring
Gabriel Gabrio
Gabriel Gabrio (born Édouard Gabriel Lelièvre; 13 January 1887 – 31 October 1946) was a French stage and film actor whose career began in cinema in the silent film era of the 1920s and spanned more than two decades. Gabrio is possibly best re ...
,
Henri Debain
Henri Debain (3 August 1886 - 15 January 1983) was a French film actor.
He first appeared in '' Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Mephisto
Mephisto or Mephis ...
and
Alice Tissot
Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress.
Partial filmography
* ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908)
* ''Le devoir'' (1908)
* ' (1909)
* ' (1909)
* '' The Two Girls'' (1921)
* '' A Son from America'' (1924)
* '' Captain Rasca ...
.
[''Rediscovering French film''. Museum of Modern Art, 1983. p.178] It was remade as a
sound film of the same title.
Cast
*
Gabriel Gabrio
Gabriel Gabrio (born Édouard Gabriel Lelièvre; 13 January 1887 – 31 October 1946) was a French stage and film actor whose career began in cinema in the silent film era of the 1920s and spanned more than two decades. Gabrio is possibly best re ...
as Léon Verton
*
Henri Debain
Henri Debain (3 August 1886 - 15 January 1983) was a French film actor.
He first appeared in '' Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Mephisto
Mephisto or Mephis ...
*
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*
Alice Tissot
Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress.
Partial filmography
* ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908)
* ''Le devoir'' (1908)
* ' (1909)
* ' (1909)
* '' The Two Girls'' (1921)
* '' A Son from America'' (1924)
* '' Captain Rasca ...
*
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Max Bonnet (actor)
*
Albert Bras
*
Léon Courtois
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References
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1925 films
French comedy films
1925 comedy films
French silent films
Films directed by Henri Fescourt
French films based on plays
French black-and-white films
1920s French films
1920s French-language films
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