The Only Son is a lost 1914 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille. The film is based on the play of the same name by Winchell Smith and stars James Blackwell. Cast James Blackwell as Thomas Brainerd, Sr. A. MacMillan as Henry Thompson Thomas W. Ross as Thomas Brainerd, Jr. Jane Darwell as Mrs. Brainerd Merta Carpenter as Gertrude Brainerd Arthur Collins as Jim Tompkins J.P. Wild as Charles Lester Fred Starr as Collins Milton Brown References External links 1914 films 1914 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films American films based on plays Famous Players-Lasky films Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille Films directed by Oscar Apfel Films directed by Thomas N. Heffron Films directed by William C. deMille Lost American films 1914 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films