Baby Be Good
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Lamont
Cast: “Big Boy” (Malcolm Sebastian) [Big Boy], Bonnie Barrett [Bonnie], Harry Spear [Ginger], Paul Toien [the ukulele player], Violet N. Cane [a dancer], Ruby Burnett (Nanette Fabray) [a dancer], Bobby Lloyd, Billy Richey
Jack White Productions production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Juvenile Comedies]. / Produced by Jack White. Cinematography by George Spear. Presented by E.W. Hammons. / Released 18 October 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first film in the “Big Boy” series.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 24 October 1925, page ?] The Van Pelton swimming pool is at first revealed with the children of the aristocracy in all of their glory. Two of the gas house kids happen in and determine upon a similar pool down in their neighborhood. All sorts of contrivances are rigged up with a bathtub for a chute the chutes and the price of a chute one bottle. Mrs. Van Pelton happens in the neighborhood with her child and leaves the latter in the limousine. The child wanders to the swimming pool and is made one of the gang. She is discovered by her adoring mother in such a begrimed condition that only a mother could identify her.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 July 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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