Margaret Mann
Mother Bernle
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Four Sons is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the Saturday Evening Post as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her Letters" (1926).
Four Sons: Directed by John Ford. With Margaret Mann, James Hall, Charles Morton, Francis X. Bushman Jr.. A family saga in which three sons of a Bavarian widow go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent.
- (920)
- Drama, War
- John Ford
- 1928-02-13
A Bavarian widow with four sons loses them in the war one by one until only Joseph is left. Having migrated to America, Joseph marries, opens a delicatessen, starts a family, and survives the war fighting on the allied side.
- John Ford, Edward O'fearna
- Margaret Mann
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May 26, 2024 · A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent.
- 97 min
- 13.1K
- Тамара Борисова
Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) lives in an idyllic German village with her four sons in the days before WWI. Her son Joseph (James Hall) takes an opportunity to sail off to America and build a new life.
- (1.1K)
- Fox Film Corporation
- John Ford
A widow's (Margaret Mann) sons fight in World War I, one (James Hall) of whom fights for the American side and is the only survivor of the four.
- Drama
In the typical German provincial town of Burgendorf lives a charming old woman, Dame Bernle, and her handsome and beloved four sons; they live a tranquil life among their classic Teutonic neighbours until one day war starts and Dame Bernle's beloved sons must join the army.
