Sam's Boy (1922)
A small boy [Billy] looking for a way of avoiding the workhouse looks for a father. Rl. 1 Captain Hunt of the ketch `Nancy Bell’ sends his crew off for a drink before they sail. They take along Sam who has been reading his copy of `The War Cry’ and is a member of the Salvation Army Band. Nosey Jones has died and left his son, Billy, and his dog Matey destitute. Matey runs up to Sam and Billy decides that Sam, as a father, would keep him out of the workhouse. He rushes up to Sam and calls him father (808).
Director:
H. Manning Haynes
Writers:
Lydia Hayward, H. Manning Haynes.
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Johnny Butt as Captain Hart |
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Tom Coventry as Sam Brown |
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Bobbie Rudd as Billy Jones |
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Charles Ashton as Harry Green |
| Production | George Redman | Producer |
| Directing | H. Manning Haynes | Director |
| Writing | Lydia Hayward | Screenplay |
| Writing | H. Manning Haynes | Screenplay |
