Lazybones (1925)

Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, having returned from World War I, he ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

Owen Davis (based on a play by), Frances Marion (scenario)

Stars:

Madge Bellamy, Buck Jones, Zasu Pitts

Cast

Cast overview:
Madge Bellamy	...	Kit
Buck Jones	...	Steve Tuttle, aka Lazybones (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)
Zasu Pitts	...	Ruth Fanning
Leslie Fenton	...	Dick Ritchie
Jane Novak	...	Agnes Fanning
Virginia Marshall	...	Kit as a Young Girl
Edythe Chapman	...	Mrs. Tuttle
Emily Fitzroy	...	Mrs. Fanning
William Bailey	...	Elmer Ballister

Storyline

Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, having returned from World War I, he discovers that he loves the grown-up girl.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | scandal | flashback | foster father | homecoming | 

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Taglines:

OWEN DAVIS' NEW YORK STAGE SUCCESS OF A LOVABLE IDLER'S TRIUMPHS! (original poster -all caps)

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

6 November 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Faulpelz

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The play "Lazybones" ran for 79 weeks in 1924 at NYC's Vanderbilt Theater. The 1925 film (based on the play) listed here did not.

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Connections

Featured in Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)

User Reviews

It's in the eyes

Uncommonly fine little rural romance, where the familiar plot contrivances (mother love, war heroics, the "Daddy Long Legs" motif of the benefactor falling in love with his ward) are transcended by sensitive treatment. Borzage was working near the height of his powers, and his restrained handling of the actors and staging of the scenes make this comedy-drama far less dated than most of its contemporaries. He seems to really believe in the material, and so will you. Buck Jones, for most of his career a B-Western star, shows what he can do under a fine director: He has expressive eyes and a tender rapport with the rest of the cast. Also, as with so many Borzage projects, it's beautifully shot. One complaint: It ends rather abruptly and inconclusively (unless I saw an incomplete print). You expect things to come full circle, and they don't.