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Oh, Boy! (1919)

Oh, Boy! poster
Original title
Oh Boy!
Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film based on a stage musical. It follows the romantic misadventures of a young couple. The movie was promoted as a filmusical comedy.

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What happens

Oh, Boy! is a 1919, American silent comedy film directed by Albert Capellani and starring June Caprice, Creighton Hale, and Zena Keefe. It was based on the stage musical of the same name written by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. The neologism "filmusical comedy" was branded for the film. The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia notes: "A talkie version was never made, and surprisingly, the musical has never received a Broadway revival ...". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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