CinemaOSMovie · 1928 · 1h 36m · NR

Four Sons

Big as the Heart of Humanity!

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A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

Directed byJohn Ford

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 36m
Language: EN
Released: February 13, 1928

Studios

Fox Film Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Margaret Mann

Margaret Mann

Mother Bernle

James Hall

James Hall

Joseph - Her son

Charles Morton

Charles Morton

Johann - Her Son

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Franz - Her Son

George Meeker

George Meeker

Andreas - Her Son

June Collyer

June Collyer

Annabelle

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

Major von Stomm

Albert Gran

Albert Gran

The Postman

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

The Schoolmaster

Archduke Leopold of Austria

A Captain

Creative team

Directed by: John Ford
Written by: I.A.R. Wylie
Herman Bing
Produced by: John Ford

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