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The Boy Friend (1926)

The Boy Friend poster
Directed by
Monta Bell
Genre
silent film, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent romantic comedy about a young man trying to win over a woman using advice from a book on charm. The story follows his awkward attempts at romance.

lightheartedplayfulromanticgentleunderstatednostalgicbreezy

What happens

The Boy Friend is a lost 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell. Based on the play The Book of Charm by John Alexander Kirkpatrick, the film starred Marceline Day and John Harron. This film also marked the film debut of character actress Elizabeth Patterson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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