Poster for Her Boy

Her Boy

A POWERFUL STORY OF MOTHER LOVE AND PATRIOTISM

1918 50 minutes

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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.

Released

28th January 1918

108 years ago

Runtime

50 minutes

Finishes at 5:42pm

Directed by

George Irving

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Written by

W. Carey Wonderly

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