The Boy Friend (1926)
A young man uses tips from an absurd book to woo a woman he fancies.
Top billed cast
Marceline DayIda May Harper
John HarronJoe Pond
George K. ArthurBook Agent
Ward CraneLester White
Gertrude AstorMrs. White
Otto HoffmanMr. Harper
Maidel TurnerMrs. Wilson
Gwen LeePettie Wilson
Elizabeth PattersonMrs. Harper- Evelyn Atkinson
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