
18 Apr 1929

Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy's parents are in the midst of a bitter divorce when the boy's mother talks her sister into kidnapping him because she is terrified that her husband will take the boy out of the country after the divorce.
In this silent film, now considered lost, Doug Caswell falls for Irene, his wealthy father's mistress. It's up to Doug's stepmother Helen to put things right.
John Caswell
Helen Caswell
Irene Gordon
Doug Caswell
Marie Caswell
Mitchell (as Alphonz Ethier)
Maid
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