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Kid Boots

  • 1926
  • Passed
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
195
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Clara Bow, Eddie Cantor, Billie Dove, and Lawrence Gray in Kid Boots (1926)
ComedyRomance

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 girl... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Frank Tuttle
  • Writers
    • William Anthony McGuire
    • Otto A. Harbach
    • Luther Reed
  • Stars
    • Eddie Cantor
    • Clara Bow
    • Billie Dove
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    195
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • William Anthony McGuire
      • Otto A. Harbach
      • Luther Reed
    • Stars
      • Eddie Cantor
      • Clara Bow
      • Billie Dove
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Clara Bow and Natalie Kingston in Kid Boots (1926)
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    Clara Bow, Billie Dove, and Natalie Kingston in Kid Boots (1926)
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    Clara Bow and Eddie Cantor in Kid Boots (1926)
    Eddie Cantor, Billie Dove, and Lawrence Gray in Kid Boots (1926)
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    Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor
    • Samuel (Kid) Boots
    Clara Bow
    Clara Bow
    • Clara McCoy
    Billie Dove
    Billie Dove
    • Eleanor Belmore
    Lawrence Gray
    Lawrence Gray
    • Tom Sterling
    Natalie Kingston
    Natalie Kingston
    • Carmen Mendoza
    Malcolm Waite
    Malcolm Waite
    • Big Boyle
    William Worthington
    William Worthington
    • Eleanor's Father
    Harry von Meter
    Harry von Meter
    • Eleanor's Lawyer
    • (as Harry Van Meter)
    Fred Esmelton
    Fred Esmelton
    • Tom's Lawyer
    Aud Cruster
    • Unknown Role
    • (uncredited)
    William Orlamond
    William Orlamond
    • Tailor
    • (uncredited)
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Physical Therapist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • William Anthony McGuire
      • Otto A. Harbach
      • Luther Reed
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Eddie Cantor.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)

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    8/10
    Eddie Cantor Kicks Up Star Dust
    Fired from his job in a tailor's shop, comic Eddie Cantor (as Samuel "Kid" Boots) becomes companion to handsome millionaire Lawrence Gray (as Thomas "Tom" Sterling). The men find work as golf instructor and caddy at a country club, while Mr. Gray waits for his divorce to become final. There, Mr. Cantor re-encounters pretty swimming instructor Clara Bow (as Clara McCoy), from the opening skit, which he played out with her burly boyfriend Malcolm Waite (as "Big" Boyle).

    At the club, Cantor goes crazy for Ms. Bow while Gray romances beautiful Billie Dove (as Eleanor Belmore), the boss' daughter. Meanwhile, Gray's leggy wife Natalie Kingston (as Carmen Mendoza) checks into the room next to her husband, to cause trouble. She proceeds to "vamp" Cantor aside, in order to spend the night alone with Gray; if she is able to do this, their divorce won't become final, and she can partake of his inherited millions. Cantor must save Gray and win Bow.

    This was a successful film debut for stage star Cantor, who might have joined Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd if this had been released a decade earlier. As a film, "Kid Boots" may not equal the best of those other comedians' works, but you can see Cantor had the silent stuff. Most impressive is the film's exciting end, which features a very impressive cliff-hanging sequence. This is pure cinema, but Cantor includes great stage bits, too. How he makes Bow jealous, and scenes with Mr. Waite are highlights.

    ******** Kid Boots (10/4/26) Frank Tuttle ~ Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow, Malcolm Waite, Lawrence Gray
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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Testemunha Imprevista
    • Filming locations
      • El Caballero Country Club - 18300 Tarzana Drive, Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $314,332
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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