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1932 film

The Son-Daughter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clarence Brown Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay by	John F. Goodrich Claudine West Leon Gordon
Based on	The Son-Daughter by George Scarborough David Belasco (play)
Produced by	Clarence Brown
Starring	Helen Hayes Ramon Novarro Lewis Stone Warner Oland Ralph Morgan
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	December 23, 1932 (1932-12-23)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Son-Daughter is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and written by John F. Goodrich, Claudine West, and Leon Gordon, adapted from the play of the same name by David Belasco. The film stars Helen Hayes, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Warner Oland, and Ralph Morgan. The film was released on December 23, 1932, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

In San Francisco's Chinatown, Tom Lee, a Chinese prince disguised as student, is in love with Lien Wha during unrest between opposing groups of the Chinese community.

Cast

Helen Hayes as Lien Wha
Ramon Novarro as Tom Lee
Lewis Stone as Dr. Dong Tong
Warner Oland as Fen Sha
Ralph Morgan as Fang Fou Hy
Louise Closser Hale as Toy Yah
H. B. Warner as Sin Kai

Reception

According to André Soares' biography on Navarro, Beyond Paradise, " earned only scant good notices when opened on December 23, 1932"; and despite Navarro's leading man status in Hollywood at the time, "The picture itself received overwhelmingly negative reviews".

References

"The Son-Daughter (1932) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
"The Son-Daughter". TV Guide. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
Soares, André (2002). Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro. St. Martin's Press. p. 183.

External links

The Son-Daughter at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Clarence Brown
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Films directed by Clarence Brown

The Great Redeemer (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Foolish Matrons (1921)
The Light in the Dark (1922)
The Acquittal (1923)
Don't Marry for Money (1923)
The Signal Tower (1924)
Butterfly (1924)
The Eagle (1925)
The Goose Woman (1925)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Kiki (1926)
The Trail of '98 (1928)
The Cossacks (1928)
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Navy Blues (1929)
Wonder of Women (1929)
Anna Christie (1930)
Romance (1930)
Inspiration (1931)
Possessed (1931)
A Free Soul (1931)
Emma (1932)
Letty Lynton (1932)
The Son-Daughter (1932)
Looking Forward (1933)
Night Flight (1933)
Sadie McKee (1934)
Chained (1934)
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Anna Karenina (1935)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Conquest (1937)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
The Rains Came (1939)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Come Live with Me (1941)
They Met in Bombay (1941)
The Human Comedy (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
National Velvet (1944)
The Yearling (1946)
Song of Love (1947)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
To Please a Lady (1950)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
When in Rome (1952)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)

v t e Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
The Master Key (1914) The Ruby Circle (1914) Christmas Memories (1915) Judge Not (1915) The Love Girl (1916) Secret Love (1916) The Crippled Hand (1916) The Eagle's Wings (1916) Little Eve Edgarton (1916) The Plow Girl (1916) On Record (1917) A Mormon Maid (1917) The Primrose Ring (1917) At First Sight (1917) Princess Virtue (1917) Face Value (1918) The Bride's Awakening (1918) Danger, Go Slow (1918) Her Body in Bond (1918) Modern Love (1918) The Big Little Person (1919) The Delicious Little Devil (1919) The Scarlet Shadow (1919) What Am I Bid? (1919) The Way of a Woman (1919) The Miracle of Love (1919) April Folly (1920) The Restless Sex (1920) Stronger Than Death (1920) The Gilded Lily (1921) Heedless Moths (1921) Peacock Alley (1922) Fascination (1922) Broadway Rose (1922) Jazzmania (1923) Fashion Row (1923) The French Doll (1923) Mademoiselle Midnight (1924) Circe, the Enchantress (1924) Love's Wilderness (1924) Cheaper to Marry (1925) Time, the Comedian (1925) Bright Lights (1925) Dance Madness (1926) Mademoiselle Modiste (1926) The Waning Sex (1926) A Little Journey (1927) The Demi-Bride (1927) Adam and Evil (1927) Tea for Three (1927) Baby Mine (1928) The Cardboard Lover (1928) A Lady of Chance (1928) Marianne (1929, silent) Marianne (1929, musical) The Divorcee (1930) In Gay Madrid (1930) Let Us Be Gay (1930) The Bachelor Father (1931) Five and Ten (1931) It's a Wise Child (1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) Lovers Courageous (1932) The Son-Daughter (1932) Strange Interlude (1932) When Ladies Meet (1933) Dancing Lady (1933) Peg o' My Heart (1933) Outcast Lady (1934) After Office Hours (1935) Naughty Marietta (1935) Escapade (1935) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Small Town Girl (1936) Piccadilly Jim (1936) Maytime (1937) The Firefly (1937) The Girl of the Golden West (1938) Broadway Serenade (1939) New Moon (1940) Pride and Prejudice (1940) Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) When Ladies Meet (1941) We Were Dancing (1942) Stand By for Action (1942) The Man from Down Under (1943) Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) The Secret Heart (1946) Cynthia (1947) B.F.'s Daughter (1948) The Bribe (1949) In the Good Old Summertime (1949) Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) Duchess of Idaho (1950) Grounds for Marriage (1951) Too Young to Kiss (1951) Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) The Clown (1953) The Great Diamond Robbery (1953) Her Twelve Men (1954) The King's Thief (1955) Beautiful but Dangerous (1955) Kelly and Me (1957)

Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard

The Master Key (1914)
The Ruby Circle (1914)
Christmas Memories (1915)
Judge Not (1915)
The Love Girl (1916)
Secret Love (1916)
The Crippled Hand (1916)
The Eagle's Wings (1916)
Little Eve Edgarton (1916)
The Plow Girl (1916)
On Record (1917)
A Mormon Maid (1917)
The Primrose Ring (1917)
At First Sight (1917)
Princess Virtue (1917)
Face Value (1918)
The Bride's Awakening (1918)
Danger, Go Slow (1918)
Her Body in Bond (1918)
Modern Love (1918)
The Big Little Person (1919)
The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
The Scarlet Shadow (1919)
What Am I Bid? (1919)
The Way of a Woman (1919)
The Miracle of Love (1919)
April Folly (1920)
The Restless Sex (1920)
Stronger Than Death (1920)
The Gilded Lily (1921)
Heedless Moths (1921)
Peacock Alley (1922)
Fascination (1922)
Broadway Rose (1922)
Jazzmania (1923)
Fashion Row (1923)
The French Doll (1923)
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
Circe, the Enchantress (1924)
Love's Wilderness (1924)
Cheaper to Marry (1925)
Time, the Comedian (1925)
Bright Lights (1925)
Dance Madness (1926)
Mademoiselle Modiste (1926)
The Waning Sex (1926)
A Little Journey (1927)
The Demi-Bride (1927)
Adam and Evil (1927)
Tea for Three (1927)
Baby Mine (1928)
The Cardboard Lover (1928)
A Lady of Chance (1928)
Marianne (1929, silent)
Marianne (1929, musical)
The Divorcee (1930)
In Gay Madrid (1930)
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
The Bachelor Father (1931)
Five and Ten (1931)
It's a Wise Child (1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
Lovers Courageous (1932)
The Son-Daughter (1932)
Strange Interlude (1932)
When Ladies Meet (1933)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Peg o' My Heart (1933)
Outcast Lady (1934)
After Office Hours (1935)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Escapade (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Small Town Girl (1936)
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
Maytime (1937)
The Firefly (1937)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
New Moon (1940)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
We Were Dancing (1942)
Stand By for Action (1942)
The Man from Down Under (1943)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
The Secret Heart (1946)
Cynthia (1947)
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
The Bribe (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
The Clown (1953)
The Great Diamond Robbery (1953)
Her Twelve Men (1954)
The King's Thief (1955)
Beautiful but Dangerous (1955)
Kelly and Me (1957)

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