A Son of David
| A Son of David | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hay Plumb |
| Written by | Benedict James Charles Barnett |
| Produced by | Walter West |
| Starring | Poppy Wyndham Ronald Colman Arthur Walcott |
Production company | Broadwest Film Company |
| Distributed by | Walter Daw and Sons |
Release date | February 1920 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Son of David is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Hay Plumb and starring Poppy Wyndham, Ronald Colman, and Arthur Walcott.[1]
Premise[edit]
A young Jewish boy from Whitechapel becomes a professional boxer in the hope of fighting the man he believes murdered his father.
Cast[edit]
- Poppy Wyndham - Esther Raphael
- Ronald Colman - Maurice Phillips
- Arthur Walcott - Louis Raphael
- Constance Backner - Miriam Myers
- Robert Vallis - Sam Myers
- Joseph Pacey - Maurice, as a child
- Vesta Sylva - Esther as a child
Preservation status[edit]
A Son of David is now considered a lost film.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Son of David (1920)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "A Son of David". silentera.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- A Son of David at IMDb
- A Son of David at SilentEra Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- 1920 films
- 1920s sports films
- British boxing films
- Broadwest films
- Films directed by Hay Plumb
- Films set in London
- Lost British films
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- 1920 lost films
- Lost sports films
- Silent sports films
- English-language sports films
- 1920s British film stubs
- Sports film stubs