Sam's Boy 1922 Directed by H. Manning Haynes

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).

Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Production Company Artistic Pictures
Release Date 1 February 1922
48 mins
Cast
Johnny Butt Captain Hart
Tom Coventry Sam Brown
Bobbie Rudd Billy Jones
Charles Ashton Harry Green