So's Your Old Man (1926)

Directed by

Gregory La Cava

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 07m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to impress his family and neighbors by pretending to be wealthy and successful. His fantasies lead to comedic misunderstandings.

lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedslapstickold-fashionedplayfulupbeat

What happens

So's Your Old Man is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring W. C. Fields and Alice Joyce. It was written by J. Clarkson Miller based on the story "Mr. Bisbee's Princess" by Julian Leonard Street as adapted by Howard Emmett Rogers. It was filmed at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York City. The film was remade as a talkie in 1934, with W. C. Fields again starring, under the title You're Telling Me!. In 2008, So's Your Old Man was added to the United States National Film Registry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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