His Only Son(1912)

movie - first aired/released 1912-10-09

Directed by Jack Conway, Milton J. Fahrney

Bob Madden returns home slightly intoxicated and his father angrily commands him to leave the place and shift for himself. The next morning he goes, leaving his father a note: "Dear Dad, I am going out West and try to make a man of myself. I hope some day you will be proud of me. Your son. Bob."