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Four Sons

Four Sons

★ 7.3/10•1928•1h 36m•NR•War•Drama

Big as the Heart of Humanity!

A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

John Ford · Director

Herman Bing · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 13, 1928

Actors

Margaret Mann

Margaret Mann

Mother Bernle

James Hall

James Hall

Joseph - Her son

Charles Morton

Charles Morton

Johann - Her Son

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Franz - Her Son

George Meeker

George Meeker

Andreas - Her Son

June Collyer

June Collyer

Annabelle

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

Major von Stomm

Albert Gran

Albert Gran

The Postman

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

The Schoolmaster

Archduke Leopold of Austria

A Captain

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

A Staff Sergeant

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

The Iceman

John Wayne

John Wayne

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