My Boy (film)

My Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Victor Heerman; Albert Austin
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Written by	Victor Heerman
Starring	Jackie Coogan
Production company	Associated First National Pictures
Release dates	1922
Running time	56 minutes[1]
Country	U.S.
Language	Silent film English intertitles

My Boy is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Victor Heerman and Albert Austin, and starring child actor Jackie Coogan.

Plot

Scene from the film featuring Captain Bill and Jackie

Seven-year-old Jackie Blair (Coogan), the son of poor immigrants, is orphaned and finds his way into the home of a hardbitten ex-seaman, Captain Bill. Despite his initial misgivings, the Captain grows fond of the boy. Tension mounts when officials attempt to take Jackie away for deportation, and the Captain tries to find a way to keep him safe.^[1]

Cast

• Jackie Coogan as Jackie Blair
• Claude Gillingwater as Captain Bill
• Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Blair
• Patsy Marks as Little Girl

Production

In the previous year, Coogan had made a meteoric rise to fame as the star of Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. The film was conceived and written expressly for him,^[2] and his father, Jackie Coogan Sr., was given some credit in the press for helping to adapt the script.^[3] The film title was reportedly suggested to the production team by Hollywood impresario Sid Grauman.^[3]

Preservation

The movie has been preserved and was released as part of a Warner home video two-disc special edition in 2004, which also features The Kid.^[4]

References

1. My Boy at AllMovie
2. "New Jackie Coogan Feature Completed But Not Yet Titled". Motion Picture Daily 11 (11): 740. February 11, 1922. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
3. "'My Boy' To Be Title of Jackie Coogan's Next". The Wichita Beacon (Wichita, KS). September 11, 1921. Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "2004 Warner Home Video DVD edition". Silent Era.

External links

• My Boy at the Internet Movie Database
• My Boy at Rotten Tomatoes