Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble.
Is it worth the watch? If you like black-and-white family dramas that feel like they belong in a museum, sure. You’ll probably enjoy this if you have a soft spot for 1930s child actors or if you just want to see what a "bad boy" meant ninety years ago. But if you’re looking for high-stakes drama or anything even remote...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth the watch? If you like black-and-white family dramas that feel like they belong in a museum, sure. You’ll probably enjoy this if you have a soft spot for 1930s child actors or if you just want to see what a "bad boy" meant ninety years ago. But if you’re looking for high-stakes drama or anything even remotely subtle, you’ll probably hate it. It’s loud, it’s earnest, and it’s about as complex as a nursery rhyme. Jackie Cooper plays Bill Peck, and man, does that kid have a rough go of..."
Marguerite Roberts, George W. Peck, Bernard Schubert
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