Making a Man of His Son (1911)
Convinced that his son was padding the payroll of the ranch hands. Col. Baker decides to do a heroic thing. As the boy returns from a ride with his sweetheart, the Colonel confronts him with the evidence of his peculations, and informs him that he will have to take the consequences, if it should even take him to jail. True to his word, his son is arrested and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The father takes this course believing it to be the only means of reformation. After a few violent outbursts, in which he displays a healthy portion of his father's force of will, the lad accepts the situation and takes his medicine. While in jail, his cellmate and he become fast friends, and before leaving the prison, he vows an eternal friendship for his new-found comrade, giving his word of honor, that when the other shall have served his term, to look him up and he will help him. At the expiration of his sentence, the boy goes home to his father and requests a reinstatement to his old position, which plea his father unhesitatingly complies with. Assuming charge of the payroll again, he is at once pleased and surprised to find that the money carries no temptations for him now, and putting it aside, he retires for the night. Attracted by his window being opened from the outside, he is delighted to see his old cell-mate enter still in stripes. Having escaped jail, as he tells the boy, he has now come for the promised aid. The lad is taken aback knowing that he is in no position to proffer assistance. The convict, discovering the money for the payroll, pleads and begs for some to help him get away. The colonel's son is steadfast in his refusal, and turns the jailbird away, who muttering curses, leaves by the window. The next morning the boy is in ecstasies to find his father and the convict in friendly conversation. He then learns the truth. The Colonel had obtained the convict's release from the Governor for the motive of testing his son's stability of character, and he was now proudly enjoying his success in making a man of his son.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
