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Barefoot Boy (1923)

Barefoot Boy poster
Original title
The Barefoot Boy
Directed by
David Kirkland
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man looks back on his childhood in a small American town. The film follows his memories of simple joys and early experiences.

nostalgicpastoralquietsentimentalwholesomedaydream-likeold-fashioned

What happens

The Barefoot Boy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring John Bowers, Marjorie Daw, and Sylvia Breamer. The film is based upon a poem of the same name by John Greenleaf Whittier. The film was released by the CBC Film Sales Corporation, which would later become Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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