Peck's Bad Boy
About Peck's Bad Boy
Henry Peck wants to see the circus and will not be stopped. In one day he deals with an escaped lion, a light-headed attempt to blackmail his father, and stolen papers planted on his sister's boyfriend.
Cast & crew
More about Peck's Bad Boy
Sam Wood directed. Irvin S. Cobb is credited with the script, from the Peck books by George W. Peck. John W. Boyle photographed it. Associated First National released it on April 24, 1921. Jackie Coogan plays Henry. Wheeler Oakman, Doris May, Raymond Hatton, James Corrigan, and Lillian Leighton are billed with him. Wikidata gives 51 minutes.
Themes
Look
John W. Boyle photographed the small-town gags, including the escaped lion.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- The books are the late-nineteenth-century Peck's Bad Boy sketches.
- Coogan plays the boy who has to reach the circus.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as silent-pecks-bad-boy.
Scenes
- Henry schemes his way toward the circus.
- He plants stolen papers on his sister's boyfriend.
Influenced by
- George W. Peck's Peck's Bad Boy books
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-pecks-bad-boy)
