Her Boy (1918)

Her Boy

1918

Drama

Synopsis

When the United States enters World War I, the widowed Helen worries that she will lose her only son David, who has just turned 21. Although David patriotically urges the employees at his factory to enlist, he reluctantly gives in to his mother's pleas to remain at home with her. When David is drafted, his panic-stricken mother alters the date on his birth certificate, although the later birth date implies that he is illegitimate. Disgusted, David enlists under an assumed name, thus shaming Helen, who confesses her dishonesty to the townspeople. Her son, now in uniform, then forgives her.

Credits

Director

George Irving

Cast

Charles Riegel as Reverend Mr. Kimberly

Charles Sutton as Dr. Swift

Effie Shannon as Helen Morrison

Ferike Boros as Mrs. Schultz

James T. Galloway as Colonel Danby Gordon

Niles Welch as David Morrison

Pat O'Malley as Charlie Turner

Pauline Curley as Virginia Gordon