Four Sons (1928) on Netflix
Mother Bernle, a widow in Burgendorf, Bavaria, has four sons. Joseph goes to America for a job, while Franz, Johann and Andreas stay in Bavaria as war approaches.
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Plot summary
Mother Bernle, a widow in the Bavarian village of Burgendorf, has four sons. Franz is a soldier, Johann works at the forge, and Andreas tends the sheep. Joseph rides a hay wagon when some hay falls onto Major von Stomm, who slaps him. A postman brings a letter from America, and Joseph has the offer of a job there, though the journey costs a great deal. For Mother Bernle's birthday the town gathers to dance, and she gives Joseph the money she has kept hidden. He leaves for the United States, marries Annabelle and runs a delicatessen. When war is declared, Franz and Johann put on their new uniforms while America stays neutral.
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- Archduke Leopold of Austriaas A Captain
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Four Sons (1928)
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- Four Sons is one of only a handful of surviving films out of the more than 50 that John Ford directed between 1917 and 1928.
