Rich Men's Sons

• Directors: Harry Cohn; Ralph Graves
• Movie Type: Family Drama
• Main Cast: Ralph Graves, Shirley Mason
• Release Year: 1927
• Country: US
• Run Time: 85 minutes

Plot

For unknown reasons, Harry Cohn, prickly president of Columbia pictures, is listed as the director of several of his studio's late-silent releases. Though attributed to Cohn by the editors of the trade magazine Variety, Columbia's Rich Men's Sons was actually directed by Ralph Graves, who also co-wrote and starred in the picture. Graves has cast himself as the ne'er-do-well son of wealthy George Fawcett (who died not long after the film's completion). To avoid going to work in the family business, Graves threatens to expose a past indiscretion of his father's, using an incriminating photo as a bargaining chip. Only when Fawcett gives in to his son does he discover that the "evidence" was non-existent. By this time, however, Graves has made good on his own, so dad is willing to forgive and forget (even if the audience isn't!). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ralph Graves
• Shirley Mason

Robert Cain

Credit

Harry Cohn - Director, Ralph Graves - Director, Harry Cohn - Producer, Dorothy Howell - Screen Story