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A Son of David
(1920) England
B&W : Five reels / 4700 feet
Directed by E. Hay Plumb

Cast: Poppy Wyndham [Esther Raphael], Ronald Colman [Maurice Phillips], Arthur Walcott [Louis Raphael], Constance Blackner [Miriam Myers], Robert Vallis [Sam Myers], Joseph Pacey [Maurice, as a child], Vesta Sylva [Esther, as a child]

Broadwest Film Company, Limited, production; distributed by Walter Daw & Sons, Limited. / Produced by Walter West. Scenario by Benedict James, from the short story “A Son of David” by Charles Barnett. / Released February 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA on 5 May 1920.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers

Listing updated: 26 December 2024.

References: Quirk-Colman pp. 14, 24, 28-29; Smith-Colman pp. 6, 14 : Website-IMDb.