My Son, the Hero
Cast & Crew
Edgar G. Ulmer
Patsy Kelly
Roscoe Karns
Joan Blair
Carol Hughes
Maxie Rosenbloom
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Synopsis
Fight promoter "Big Time" Percy Morgan panics when his estranged son Michael, a war correspondent hero, comes for a two-day visit, because he has written to his son that since divorcing Michael's mother Cynthia, he has remarried and has become a successful businessman with a mansion in Beverly Hills. In truth, Big Time is a two-bit promoter, who constantly loses the meager earnings from his boxer, Kid Slug Rosenthal, at the racetracks. To help the promoter, Kid Slug's ex-wife Gerty calls in a favor from millionaire Dan Slocum and borrows his mansion for the two days of Michael's visit, and pretends to be Big Time's wife, while her young friend, Nancy, pretends to be her daughter. The ruse is successful but when Slocum's daughter Linda comes home unexpectedly, she threatens to reveal everything until she sees Michael, an old flame. Michael believes his father is wealthy and has convinced Big Time to throw a party to help raise $100,000 in war bonds. Fortunately, Big Time's ex-wife Cynthia comes to the rescue, as she is a real socialite, and invites her wealthy friends. When Michael receives thousands of dollars from a dowager who is impressed with his wartime heroics, Big Time is unable to resist betting $2,000 on a horse named My Son, and sends Kid Slug to place the bet. Kid Slug forgets the name of the horse, however, and, knowing Big Time was thinking of his son, puts the money on a horse named My Hero. Nancy, meanwhile, has fallen in love with Michael and is jealous of Linda's overt flirtation with him. At the party, the donations top $75,000 once Cynthia buys $25,000 in bonds, and Michael meets his total after she convinces Big Time to match her purchase, unaware that he is penniless. Big Time desperately confides in Cynthia about his deception and, because he has been devoted to his son at least in spirit, she sympathizes. Big Time's dignity is restored when My Hero wins the race and earns $27,000 in winnings--enough for Big Time to buy the bonds and replenish the money he took from Michael's gift. Although Michael learns of his father's deceit, he loves him nonetheless, and proves his love to Nancy as well by proposing. In addition, Big Time and Cynthia consider reuniting with each other.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast
Patsy Kelly
Roscoe Karns
Joan Blair
Carol Hughes
Maxie Rosenbloom
Luis Alberni
Joseph Allen Jr.
Lois Collier
Jenny Le Gon
Nick Stewart
Hal Price
Al St. John
Elvira Curcy
Isabel Lamar
Maxine Leslie
Crew
Robert Cline
Mel Delay
Leo Erdody
Leon Fromkess
Jack Greenhalgh
Charles Henkel Jr.
Ben Kamsler
Doris Malloy
Sam Newfield
Fred Preble
Edgar G. Ulmer
Peter R. Van Duinen
Hans Weeren
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Notes
Actress Isabel LaMar's name was misspelled as "La Mel" in the credits.
