Kid Boots (1926)

A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he agrees to help the playboy get a divorce from his wife, only to find himself falling for the ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Tuttle

Writers:

William Anthony McGuire (play), Otto A. Harbach (play),

Stars:

Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow, Billie Dove

Cast

Cast overview:
Eddie Cantor	...	Samuel (Kid) Boots
Clara Bow	...	Clara McCoy
Billie Dove	...	Eleanore Belmore
Lawrence Gray	...	Tom Sterling
Natalie Kingston	...	Carmen Mendoza
Malcolm Waite	...	Big Boyle
William Worthington	...	Eleanor's Father
Harry von Meter	...	Eleanor's Lawyer (as Harry Van Meter)
Fred Esmelton	...	Tom's Lawyer

Storyline

A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he agrees to help the playboy get a divorce from his wife, only to find himself falling for the girlfriend of the customer who got him in trouble in the first place.

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Plot Keywords:

decree | marriage | chorus girl | lawyer | football game | 

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Taglines:

Florenz Ziegfeld's KID BOOTS

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Testemunha Imprevista

Filming Locations:

El Caballero Country Club - 18300 Tarzana Drive, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production opened at the Earl Carroll Theater (later moving to the Selwyn Theater) on December 31, 1923, and ran for 489 performances. Eddie Cantor reprised his role in the movie version.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)

User Reviews

Frank Tuttle directed this silent top notch Cantor comedy

A delight I caught at the Film Forum in New York City 5/00 (very nice 35 mm. print). Eddy Cantor (not once in blackface) excellent as a former tailor hooked up with the wealthy Laurence Gray. Cantor's his valet, caddy and advisor (women are after Gray's millions). Cantor is crazy about Clara Bow (her first screen role)and there are lots of chases and hilarity. Billy Dove (of Ziegfeld fame) is featured.