The Boy Friend (1926 film)
Appearance
The Boy Friend | |
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Directed by | Monta Bell |
Written by | Alice D. G. Miller (adaptation) |
Based on | The Book of Charm by John Alexander Kirkpatrick |
Starring | Marceline Day John Harron Gwen Lee |
Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 mins. |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Boy Friend is a lost 1926 American romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell. Based on the play The Book of Charm by John Alexander Kirkpatrick, the film starred Marceline Day and John Harron.[1] This film also marked the film debut of character actress Elizabeth Patterson.[2]
Plot
Comedy about a small-town girl unhappy with her family, and a boy trying to please her by throwing a big party.
Cast
- Marceline Day – Ida May Harper
- John Harron – Joe Pond
- George K. Arthur – Book Agent
- Ward Crane – Lester White
- Gertrude Astor – Mrs. White
- Otto Hoffman – Mr. Harper
- Maidel Turner – Mrs. Wilson
- Gwen Lee – Pettie Wilson
- Elizabeth Patterson – Mrs. Harper
See also
References
- ^ White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Monush, Barry (2003). The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 587. ISBN 1-557-83551-9.
External links
Categories:
- 1926 films
- 1926 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American silent feature films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Monta Bell
- Lost American films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1926 lost films
- Lost romantic comedy films
- 1920s romantic comedy film stubs
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs