Naughty Boy (1927)

Naughty Boy (1927)

1927-04-16 United Kingdom 24 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This is a real corker. It starts off with a terrific routine with an erratic elevator. Lane's character, Johnny Jones, upon sight falls in love with Mary Craig (played by Kathryn McGuire who appears in a number of Lane comedies). The man who hopes to marry her is Henry Sharp played by Wallace Lupino; the title card introducing this character says" Henry Sharp – so mean he would steal a dead fly from a blind spider." Johnny agrees to do his father a favor by posing as his little boy of about 10 years old. The father had told the wealthy widow he hopes to marry that he was only 30 years old. Because of Lane's small stature this is more believable than most comedy routines that have an adult playing a child.

Cast

Lupino Lane is Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones
Wallace Lupino is Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp
Kathryn McGuire is Mary Craig
Mary Craig
Robert Graves is Richard Jones
Richard Jones
Blanche Payson is The 'Shrinking Violet'
The 'Shrinking Violet'