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Young Lord Stanley
Also known as His Only Son in the USA
(1910) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: [?] ? [young Lord Stanley], [?] ? [old Lord Stanley], [?] ? [the girl], Justus D. Barnes [the girl’s father], [?] ? [Snaith, the Stanley family lawyer]
Thanhouser Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Scenario by Lloyd Lonergan. / Released 25 October 1910. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA as His Only Son.
Drama.
Synopsis: Cast off by his rich father, a young man emigrates to America where he obtains a job as a family’s horse groomer. In course, he begins to fall in love with his employer’s daughter but is fired to alleviate the possibility of her marrying a lowly groom. In England, the dying Lord Stanley forgives his son, reinstating the inheritance just before his death. Now poverty-stricken, the young man sees a personal ad in a newspaper placed by the family lawyer seeking his whereabouts. Contacting the lawyer at his hotel, the young man learns of his inheritance. Meanwhile, the girl’s father receives a letter from the lawyer, who is a family friend, suggesting he bring the rich and handsome young Lord Stanley to his home. The girl, devoted to the young horse groomer, pouts at the suggestion she welcome the rich English lord. All is well when she recognizes the young Lord Stanley.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [His Only Son rerelease version (35mm positive)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: African-Americans - Animals: Horses - Death - Handwriting - Immigrants - Inheritances: Disinheritances - Letters - Public parks - Ships - Street scenes - Transportation: Automobiles, Carriages - United Kingdom: England - USA
Listing updated: 20 October 2013.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb; Website-Thanhouser.
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