Her Father's Son
Her Father's Son is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Anna Fielder Brand and L. V. Jefferson. The film stars Vivian Martin, Gayne Whitman, Herbert Standing, Helen Jerome Eddy, Joe Massey, and Jack Lawton. The film was released on October 12, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot When Frances Fletcher (Martin), a Southern young woman, moves in with her uncle William (Standing) just before the start of the Civil War, she dresses as a young man in order to secure her inheritance. Problems arise after the war breaks out and her uncle takes in Lt. Richard Harkness (Whitman) as his guest and the Union officer expresses a fondness in the cross-dressed Frances. Cast Vivian Martin as Frances Fletcher Gayne Whitman as Lt. Richard Harkness Herbert Standing as William Fletcher Helen Jerome Eddy as Betty Fletcher Joe Massey as John Fletcher Jack Lawton as Willard Gordon Lucille Ward as Mammy Chloe Tom Bates as Mose Preservation status Her Father's Son is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. References External links 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1916 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by William Desmond Taylor American Civil