Summary Divorced Ethnologist John Parker loves his two boys, Al and Terry, and misses them terribly when they have to leave his archaeological dig at the end of the summer. While Al goes to military school, Terry returns home and learns that his mother, Grace, has married Dr. Phil Shumaker, a stable man who can provide the home that Grace never had with John. When John gets a note from Terry saying that Grace has married and he wishes he were dead, John decides to give up his work and go to his sons. He visits Al at military school first and asks his assistance in helping Terry to accept Phil as his new father. Though the terms of the divorce prevent John from seeing Terry at home, he takes a place near them and asks Al to keep in touch with him about Terry's progress. Though Phil tries to be a good father, he does not understand Terry and makes rules that are impossible for the child to follow. View more details
Directed : Charles Reisner
Written : Delmer Daves Maurice Rapf
Stars : Jackie Cooper Lewis Stone Lois Wilson Conrad Nagel
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Aug 26, 1932
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Summary Divorced Ethnologist John Parker loves his two boys, Al and Terry, and misses them terribly when they have to leave his archaeological dig at the end of the summer. While Al goes to military school, Terry returns home and learns that his mother, Grace, has married Dr. Phil Shumaker, a stable man who can provide the home that Grace never had with John. When John gets a note from Terry saying that Grace has married and he wishes he were dead, John decides to give up his work and go to his sons. He visits Al at military school first and asks his assistance in helping Terry to accept Phil as his new father. Though the terms of the divorce prevent John from seeing Terry at home, he takes a place near them and asks Al to keep in touch with him about Terry's progress. Though Phil tries to be a good father, he does not understand Terry and makes rules that are impossible for the child to follow. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : Aug 26, 1932
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
