''Wandering Footsteps'' is a 1925 American silent

melodrama film A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

directed by

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Malbork, Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up ...

and starring Alec B. Francis,

Estelle Taylor Ida Estelle Taylor (May 20, 1894 – April 15, 1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the ...

, and Bryant Washburn. Based upon the novel ''A Wise Son'' by Charles Sherman, it was released on October 23, 1925.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, an intoxicated young man meets a similarly conditioned old man while wandering in a park and decides to adopt him as his father. The young man's fiancé resents this act and the old man, desirous of seeing the young people happy, goes his way. Later, the men meet again, and this time stay together and help each other find happiness.

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* * * Films directed by Phil Rosen Melodrama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1925 drama films 1925 films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub