A Son of David

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

Last updated December 28, 2025

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

A young Jewish boy from Whitechapel becomes a professional boxer in the hope of fighting the man he believes murdered his father.

Cast

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

A Son of David is now considered a lost film.^[2]

References

↑ "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

A Son of David at IMDb
A Son of David at SilentEra Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "A Son of David (1920)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[2] "A Son of David". silentera.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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