Some Boy!

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Some Boy!
Directed by Otis Turner
Written by William Parker
Produced by William Fox
Starring George Walsh
Doris Pawn
Herschel Mayall
Cinematography R. E. Irish
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
June 17, 1917
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Some Boy! is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Otis Turner, and starring George Walsh, Doris Pawn, and Herschel Mayall. [1]

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A review of the film in the trade publication Exhibitors Herald said, "The story is too slight to hold interest, and the action is slow, with Mr. Walsh ever in the limelight." [2]

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References

  1. Solomon p.240
  2. "'Some Boy'". Exhibitors Herald. V (1): 23. June 30, 1917. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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