The Two Boys (1924 film)

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The Two Boys
French Les deux gosses
Directed by Louis Mercanton
Written by
Starring
CinematographyAndré-Wladimir Reybas
Production
company
Phocea Film
Distributed bySociété des Films Mercanton
Release date
  • 26 December 1924 (1924-12-26)
CountryFrance
LanguagesSilent
French intertitles

The Two Boys (French: Les deux gosses) is a 1924 French silent film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Jean Mercanton, André Rolane and Leslie Shaw. [1] It was based on the 1880 novel of the same name by Pierre Decourcelle. It was remade as a sound film in 1934.

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References

  1. Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 44. ISBN   0859551784.