Sonny Boy
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Sonny Boy is a 1929 film released by Warner Brothers, directed by Archie Mayo
, and starring Davey Lee
, Edward Everett Horton
, and Betty Bronson
. Some of the movie was shot silent
, and some was filmed in the Vitaphone
sound-on-disc system.
. All of the feature-length movies Edward Everett Horton made from 1928 to 1929 with Warner Brothers are lost, except Lights of New York
(1928). In Lights of New York, Horton was an extra in one scene. At the time, however, he was a major comedian on stage and not as much in silent film
s, since Horton was a verbal comedian and not really a physical comedian.
Archie Mayo
Archie Mayo was a movie director and stage actor who moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917....
, and starring Davey Lee
Davey Lee
Davey Lee was an American child actor. He was born in Hollywood, California, USA. He appeared in six feature films between 1928 and 1930....
, Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. He is especially known for his work in the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.-Early life:Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Isabella...
, and Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson was an American television and film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was a famous actress in silent and sound films.-Film career:...
. Some of the movie was shot silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
, and some was filmed in the Vitaphone
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was a sound film process used on feature films and nearly 1,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1930. Vitaphone was the last, but most successful, of the sound-on-disc processes...
sound-on-disc system.
Cast
- Davey LeeDavey LeeDavey Lee was an American child actor. He was born in Hollywood, California, USA. He appeared in six feature films between 1928 and 1930....
- Sonny Boy - Betty BronsonBetty BronsonBetty Bronson was an American television and film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was a famous actress in silent and sound films.-Film career:...
- Aunt Winigred Canfield - Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonEdward Everett Horton was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. He is especially known for his work in the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.-Early life:Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Isabella...
- Crandall Thorpe - Gertrude OlmsteadGertrude OlmsteadGertrude Olmstead was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929.-Career:...
- Mary - John T. Murray - Hamilton
- Tom DuganTom DuganTom Dugan was an Irish film actor. He appeared in over 260 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Redlands, California....
- Mulcahy (*billed Tommy Dugan) - Lucy BeaumontLucy BeaumontLucy Beaumont was an English actress of the stage and screen from Bristol, England. She was the daughter of Sir Albert and Helen Coles. She was educated at a young ladies' college in Bath, England....
- Mother Thorpe - Edmund BreeseEdmund BreeseEdmund Breese was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo , The Lion and the Mouse with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree with Helen Ware, The...
- Thorpe - Jed Prouty - Phil
Preservation status
This is a lost filmLost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. All of the feature-length movies Edward Everett Horton made from 1928 to 1929 with Warner Brothers are lost, except Lights of New York
Lights of New York (1928 film)
Lights of New York was the first all-talking feature film, released by Warner Brothers and directed by Bryan Foy. The film, which cost only $23,000 to produce, grossed over $1,000,000. It was also the first film to define the crime genre...
(1928). In Lights of New York, Horton was an extra in one scene. At the time, however, he was a major comedian on stage and not as much in silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s, since Horton was a verbal comedian and not really a physical comedian.