

My Son(1925)
AS BIG A PICTURE AS YOU'LL WANT TO SEE!
A mother and her son's lives are upended by the arrival of a wealthy flapper to their small New England fishing village.

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My Son
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A mother and her son's lives are upended by the arrival of a wealthy flapper to their small New England fishing village.
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1925-04-19
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AS BIG A PICTURE AS YOU'LL WANT TO SEE!
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