Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

1927 film

  • January 15, 1927 (1927-01-15)
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7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut is a 1927 silent American comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason starring Jackie Coogan and featuring Harry Carey.[1] A print is preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but is not publicly available.[2]

Cast

  • Jackie Coogan as Johnny O'Day
  • Harry Carey
  • James Corrigan as Pop Slocum
  • Maurice Costello as Baxter Ryan
  • Bobby Doyle as Bobby Dolin
  • Knute Erickson as Whip Evans
  • Pat Hartigan as Jiggs Bradley
  • Mattie Witting as Mother Slap

Production

The film was seen by MGM as a way to transition Coogan from a child star to a more serious adult actor. To this end, the company had Coogan change his haircut from a Dutch bob.[3] Coogan's father hired Eason as director following his work on 1925's Ben-Hur.[3]

See also

  • Harry Carey filmography
  • Jackie Coogan filmography

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Johnny Get Your Hair Cut". silentera.com. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut / Mattie Witting [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Timothy, Shary, ed. (2021). Cinemas of Boyhood - Masculinity, Sexuality, Nationality. Berghahn Books. pp. 120–121, 131–132. ISBN 9781789209952.

External links

  • Johnny Get Your Hair Cut at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Johnny Get Your Hair Cut at AllMovie
  • Stills at silenthollywood.com
  • Stills at classicmoviekids.com
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