12019-01-30T01:02:53+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Four Sons (1928)plain2019-01-30T01:02:53+00:00Critical Commons19282019-01-28T19:18:25ZVideoJohn FordFour SonsPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-01-30T01:32:09+00:001.x23 Four Sons1Four Sons (1928)plain2019-01-30T01:32:09+00:00This shot forms a thematic pair with the earlier shot of the postman (see 1.17), a relationship partly grounded in contrast: the sunny day versus the rainy night; the postman versus the policeman; the small German town versus the large American city; the warm welcomes exchanged between neighbors versus the casual glances passed among strangers. And yet there is a faint echo of the previous shot’s sense of community, with a uniformed figure playing his role by helping to bring a family together.