My Little Boy

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My Little Boy
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Directed by Elsie Jane Wilson
Written by Elliott J. Clawson scenario
Rupert Julian story
Produced by Bluebird Photoplays
Starring Zoe Rae
Ella Hall
Emory Johnson
CinematographyStephen Rounds
Production
company
Distributed byBluebird Photoplays
Release date
  • December 1917 (1917-December)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

My Little Boy is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Elsie Jane Wilson based on the story by Rupert Julian with the scenario written by Elliott J. Clawson. The film stars Zoe Rae, Ella Hall and Emory Johnson. The film was released on December 17, 1917 by Universal Film Manufacturing Company under by the name Bluebird Photoplays. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Preservation

The film is now considered lost. [3]

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References

  1. "My Little Boy". catalog.afi.com.
  2. "My Little Boy". www.tcm.com.
  3. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: My Little Boy