The Broadway Boob

The Broadway Boob
The Broadway Boob
	Trade advertisement
Directed by	Joseph Henabery
Written by	Monte M. Katterjohn
Produced by	Oscar Price
Starring	Glenn Hunter; Mildred Ryan; Antrim Short;
Cinematography	Marcel Le Picard
Production; company	Oscar Price Productions
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	February 10, 1926;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Broadway Boob is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Glenn Hunter, Mildred Ryan, and Antrim Short.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Dan Williams, a burlesque dancer from a small town, lands a minor part in a Broadway musical comedy. The press agent for the play puts out some ballyhoo publicity asserting that Dan is drawing down $3000 a week. His mother back home, based on the story, assures the banker father that Dan will come to the rescue when a run on the town bank is threatened. Dan hears of his father's financial embarrassment and, with the aid of the press agent, comes up with a scheme to stop the run on the bank. He shows up in the town in a Rolls-Royce car with two satchels under heavy guard. With the bank run ended, his father is surprised when the satchels are found to contain not money but some stones. He wins the affections of his hometown sweetheart.

Cast

Glenn Hunter as Dan Williams
Mildred Ryan as Mary Abbott
Antrim Short as Jack Briggs
Beryl Halley as Queenie Martine
Margaret Irving as Mabel Golden
Gitana Kamp as Ritzi Scheff
William T. Hayes as Hiram Williams
William Black as Theophilus Barrett
Marion Stevenson as Mrs. Williams

References

^ Munden p. 88
^ Elliott, Frank (March 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Broadway Boob", Motion Picture News, 33 (11), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1209, retrieved April 3, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1.

External links

The Broadway Boob at IMDb
Glass slide at www.worthpoint.com

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[1] Munden p. 88

[2] Elliott, Frank (March 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Broadway Boob", Motion Picture News, 33 (11), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1209, retrieved April 3, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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