''Her Son'' is a 1920 British
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Walter West and starring
Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
,
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
and
Mercy Hatton
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...
.
It was based on the 1907 novel ''Her Son'' by
Horace Annesley Vachell.
Cast
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Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
- Dorothy Fairfax
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Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
- Dick Gascoyne
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Mercy Hatton
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...
- Crystal Wride
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Cameron Carr - David Hesseltine
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John Stuart - Min Gascoyne
* Mary Masters - Susan
* Nicholas Hopson Worster - Min, as a child
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1920 films
1920 drama films
British drama films
British silent feature films
Broadwest films
Films directed by Walter West
Films based on British novels
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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