That's My Baby (1926 film)

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That's My Baby
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Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Wade Boteler
George Crone
Tay Garnett
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Starring Douglas MacLean
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1926 (1926-04-19)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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That's My Baby is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [2] Alan Boyd's contention that a woman's ankles determine her character brings him to a masquerade party where he hopes to discover the owner of a pair of perfect ones. After much ado, he finally locates the young woman, Helen Raynor. However, he finds that her mother takes a cordial dislike to him, her father is a business competitor, and a disagreeable rival places a baby in Alan's arms and then announces that he is the father. Further complications arise when Alan learns that he has given Helen's father arsenic instead of headache powder. In the end, all ends well as Alan wins the affection of Helen.

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Preservation

A surviving copy of That's My Baby is preserved in a European archive in Paris. [3]

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: That's My Baby". silentera.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. Simmons, Michael L. (April 17, 1926). "Box Office Review: That's My Baby". Exhibitors Daily Review. 19 (22). New York City: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 16. Retrieved October 12, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: That's My Baby

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