The Boy Friend (1926 film)
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The Boy Friend is a 1926
film
directed by Monta Bell
. This was the film debut of Elizabeth Patterson, at age 50. The film is considered lost.
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
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directed by Monta Bell
Monta Bell
Monta Bell was an American film director, film producer and film editor.-Biography:Starting as a journalist in Washington DC, Bell later played on stage and entered films in 1923 as an actor. Charlie Chaplin employed Bell as a film editor and assistant director and in 1924, he became a...
. This was the film debut of Elizabeth Patterson, at age 50. The film is considered lost.
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 DayMarceline DayMarceline Day was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s....
- Ida May Harper - John HarronJohn HarronJohn Harron was an American actor. He appeared in 167 films between 1918 and 1940.Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron...
- Joe Pond - George K. ArthurGeorge K. ArthurGeorge K. Arthur was an English actor and producer. He appeared in 59 films between 1919 and 1935. He won an Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956 for the film The Bespoke Overcoat....
- Book Agent - Ward Crane - Lester White
- Gertrude AstorGertrude AstorGertrude Astor was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.-Career:...
- Mrs. White - Otto HoffmanOtto HoffmanOtto Hoffman was an American film actor. He appeared in 199 films between 1915 and 1944.He was born in New York and died in Los Angeles, California from lung cancer.-Selected filmography:* The Haunted Bedroom...
- Mr. Harper - Maidel TurnerMaidel TurnerMaidel Turner was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951, beginning as the leading lady of The Angel of the Slums and becoming a comical character actress as she aged. Prominent sound films include The Raven and State of the Union .-External links:...
- Mrs. Wilson - Gwen LeeGwen LeeGwen Lee was an American film actress from Hastings, Nebraska. Her given name was Gwendolyn Lepinski.-Acting career:...
- Pettie Wilson - Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth Patterson (actress)Elizabeth Patterson was an American film and television character actress remembered for her portrayal of elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on I Love Lucy.-Career:...
- Mrs. Harper