Jack's the Boy (1932)
1h 31m
Running Time
June 11, 1932Release Date
Plot.
With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is something of a screw-up, and before long he has become the laughing stock of the force.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Hulbert
Jack Brown / Story / Choreographer
Cicely Courtneidge
Mrs. Bobday
Winifred Shotter
Ivy
Francis Lister
Jules Martin
Peter Gawthorne
Mr. Brown
Ben Field
Mr. Bobday
Charles Farrell
Martin
Dickie Valentine
O.B. Clarence
Timkins
Hal Gordon
Man with scarf at accident
Arthur Rigby
Police Constable
John Singer
Boy
Walter Forde
Director
W.P. Lipscomb
Writer
Sidney Gilliat
Writer
Douglas Furber
Story
Michael Balcon
Producer
Leslie Rowson
Director of Photography
Ian Dalrymple
Editor
John Monck
Editor
Alex Vetchinsky
Production Design
Slim Hand
Sound Recordist
T.S. Lyndon-Haynes
Sound Recordist
Louis Levy
Music Director
Philip Buchel
Choreographer
W.J. Dodds
Assistant Director
Media.
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Jack's the Boy is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Francis Lister and Peter Gawthorne. It became well known for its song "The Flies Crawled Up the Window", sung by Hulbert, which was released as a record and proved a major hit. The film was released in the U.S. as Night and Day.