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.
The Upstart
One day Coventry Petmore leaves his wife and child to go out in the world and fight the social evils of divorce and loveless marriage. Circumstances lead him to the home of Judge Mitchell, where the judge's son, a minister, and his wife Beatrice reside. The minister does not believe in expressing affection to his wife, and Beatrice becomes enamored of her chauffeur Larry Price.
Top Billed Cast
George Le Guere Coventry Petmore
Marguerite Snow Beatrice Mitchell
James Lackaye Judge Mitchell
Frederic Sumner Rev. James Mitchell
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