Boys Will Be Joys

1925 0h 20m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 3★7IMDB · 64

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Synopsis

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Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for expansion when surveyors show up to begin work on a factory. The gang travels by donkey cart to the office of Henry Mills, President of Pan American Export Company, to protest. Henry, in his 60s, is still a boy at heart: he has his chauffeur stop the car so he can join a sandlot game. He bails on a meeting with his board of directors, going with the kids to the factory site where he stops the workers and helps our gang add more rides. The directors follow him, and they get put to work. Will they ever have their meeting?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe Cobb
Joe
Jackie Condon
Jackie
Mickey Daniels
Mickey
Johnny Downs
Johnny
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Fanna
Mary Kornman
Mary
Jannie Hoskins
Mango

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert F. McGowan
Writers: Hal Roach
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert F. McGowan, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon and Mickey Daniels carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0233371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert F. McGowan directs. Art Lloyd behind the camera. Richard C. Currier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Robert F. McGowan, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon and Mickey Daniels carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0233371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.