I, His Father (1939)
An ex-boxer has trained his own son and leads him on to win the middle-weight championship of Italy. But the boy falls easy prey to a woman of light morals and renounces the hard work of sport to follow her to a winter luxury resort and at a certain moment, offers to marry her but she, not wanting to give up an advantageous connection, turns him down, advising the youth to not change the nature of their relationship. Then, the boy feeling the entire baseness of his situation, returns home to his parents who welcome him back with joy and takes up again a commitment to sport.
Director: Mario Bonnard
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: March 8, 1939
Cast
- Erminio Spalla - Romolo Tonelli
- Augusto Lanza - Masetto Tonelli
- Evi Maltagliati - Eva
- Mariella Lotti - Anna
- Clara Calamai - Renata
- Carlo Romano - Giorgio
- Guido Notari - Roberto
- Piero Pastore - Sandro
- Vittorio Venturi - Radesio
- Lauro Gazzolo - Sardella
Screenplay
Music: Giulio Bonnard
Cinematography: Otello Martelli
Editing: Gabriele Varriale
Production: Scalera Film
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Mario Bonnard
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is I, His Father about?
- An ex-boxer has trained his own son and leads him on to win the middle-weight championship of Italy. But the boy falls easy prey to a woman of light morals and renounces the hard work of sport to follow her to a winter luxury resort and at a certain moment, offers to marry her but she, not wanting to give up an advantageous connection, turns him down, advising the youth to not change the nature of their relationship. Then, the boy feeling the entire baseness of his situation, returns home to his parents who welcome him back with joy and takes up again a commitment to sport.
- Who directed I, His Father?
- I, His Father was directed by Mario Bonnard.
- Who stars in I, His Father?
- I, His Father stars Erminio Spalla, Augusto Lanza, Evi Maltagliati, Mariella Lotti, Clara Calamai, Carlo Romano.
- How long is I, His Father?
- I, His Father has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is I, His Father?
- I, His Father is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was I, His Father produced?
- I, His Father was produced in Italy.