''Rich Men's Sons'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Graves, Shirley Mason and Robert Cain.

Cast

as Arnold Treadway * Shirley Mason as Carla Gordon * Robert Cain as Niles McCray *

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as Mrs. Treadway *

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as Samuel Treadway * Johnny Fox as The Office Boy *

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as John Gordon

Preservation and status

A complete copy of the film is held at the La Corse Et Le Cinéma.

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Ralph Graves American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub