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My 92 year-old father-in-law was telling me about an old time movie he was trying to find the title to. He believed that it starred an actor by the name of Emil Jennings. The story line was about a family and a father/son relationship. The father goes to the corner store and suffers from amnesia for some reason and is hospitalized.They are not reacquainted until years later he sees his son, now a famous violinist playing on stage.
Thank you for asking this interesting question.
Here is a link to the Internet Movie Data Base and the complete list of Emil Janning's film work.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417837/
Copy and paste this into your Internet browser. This will take you to the data base for Jannings. Click on any of his titles. In most cases, there will be a synopsis of the film. There is a great chance that you can find the one that matches the story that your father-in-law remembers. Best of luck to you in your hunt! Jannings was one great actor, and all of his performances are well worth seeing again. Sincerely, David Menefee
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| Comment | Thank you very much for the answer. I will continue to search and read the synopsis for each of the films. Emil Jannings helps get me started as he had me looking for Emil Jennings. It is possible that he was not the primary actor...he is trying to find the correct movie name for the description he gave me. It came back to him in a dream. | ||
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Expertise
US silent films made from 1900-1929. Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, Jack Pickford, Lottie Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Richard Barthelmess, George O'Brien, Lou-Tellegen, Wallace Reid, Mae Marsh, Alla Nazimova, D. W. Griffith, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas.
Experience
I am the author of Sarah Bernhardt in the Theater of Films and Sound Recordings (McFarland 2003),
The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era (Greenwood/Praeger 2004)
The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era (BearManor Media March 2007)
Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (BearManor Media February 2008)
George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood (BearManor Media January 2010)
I have spent many years researching silent films, and have a large collection of rare resource books from which I can draw information that may be helpful.
Education/Credentials
Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts
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