Father's Son is a 1941 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Booth Tarkington.

The film stars John Litel, Frieda Inescort, Billy Dawson and Christian Rub.

[1] Wealthy lawyer William "Will" Emory and his wife Ruth have a young son, Billy, whom they rear differently.

Lunk sets a trap but snags Billy, who confesses to having written the note in order to reunite his parents.

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Theodore Strauss wrote: "Even if it is based on a story by Booth Tarkington—hard to believe, but true—it is still one of the feeblest parables to which this corner has been subjected in this or any other season.