Friday, June 29, 2012

The Boob (1926)

MGM
Directed by William A. Wellman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

A country redneck who dresses like Tom Mix loses his girl to a city slicker. He's determined to get her back, with the help of his friends: Cactus Jim, an aging, drunkard cowboy, Ham Bunn, a black boy, and his dog, Benzine. They figure the city slicker is either a bootlegger or a detective, so head over to the "Booklovers Club" where he romances his girl while being entertained by floor shows. The trio get into various jams, some funny, like encountering a bull in a cemetery, others not so funny, like a dreamy car chase in the clouds. A 21-year-old Joan Crawford makes a brief appearance as a revenue agent for Uncle Sam!

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