Father and Son (1929 German film)

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Father and Son
Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Written by Franz Schulz
Produced by Marcel Hellman
Starring
Cinematography Willy Goldberger
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
  • 24 October 1929 (1929-10-24)
CountryGermany
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Father and Son (German : Vater und Sohn) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Harry Liedtke, Rolf von Goth, and Charles Puffy. [1] The film's art direction was by Robert Neppach and Erwin Scharf.

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  1. Prawer, p. 83.

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