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Overview

User Rating:
5.2/10   169 votes
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Director:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
George Scarborough (story) &
Annette Westbay (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 May 1926 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Idealistic farm boy Peter loves May whose fancy is urbane Harry. He discovers Harry is a rum runner and turns him over to prohibition agents... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Lousy slapstick comedy more

Cast

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Gertrude Olmstead ... Amy
George K. Arthur ... Peter Good

Joan Crawford ... Jane, a Revenue Agent
Charles Murray ... Cactus Jim
Tony D'Algy ... Harry Benson (as Antonio D'Algy)
Hank Mann ... The Village Soda Clerk
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Yokel (UK)
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Runtime:
64 min (20.9 fps) | USA:61 min (2003 alternate version)
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Book Lover's clubhouse (the speakeasy) is actually the set for the interior of the Hur palace from _Ben-Hur (1925)_, with some minor redressing. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) more

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Lousy slapstick comedy, 5 April 2003
Author: nickandrew from PA

This movie just aired the other night for the first time on Turner Classic Movies. Although I missed the first few minutes, it is a lousy slapstick comedy with George K. Arthur in the lead as a dumb farm boy trying to help the law capture some bootleggers. Joan Crawford is the high point here, in one of her first films. She has a small supporting role as Jane, and Crawford herself also hated this movie. She thought she was being punished by MGM for getting this part. Earns *1/2 stars out of four.

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