It's a Boy (1934)
"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie). Shortly before the wedding, Dudley blurts a confession to his friend and best man, Jim Skippett: 20 years ago, Dudley had a brief affair with a certain Miss Piper, but he's never heard from her since then. Next day, who should suddenly appear? A youth about 19 or 20 years old, claiming to be named Joe Piper. Is he Horton's son, or is Skippett playing a practical joke?
- Date of release
- 1934-06-07
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Tim Whelan
Casting
- Leslie Henson — James Skippett
- Albert Burdon — Joe Piper
- Edward Everett Horton — Dudley Leake
- Heather Thatcher — Anita Gunn
- Alfred Drayton — Eustace Bogle
- Robertson Hare — Allister
- Wendy Barrie — Mary Bogle
- Helen Haye — Mrs. Bogle
- Joyce Kirby — Lillian
- J.H. Roberts — Registrar
- Clifford Buckton — Inspector Burns
- Finlay Currie — Publisher
Interesting facts
It's a Boy is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Leslie Henson, Albert Burdon and Edward Everett Horton. It is a farce about a blackmailer who attempts to demand money from a young woman on the brink of marriage. It was based on the 1931 play It's a Boy by Austin Melford, an English adaption of the 1926 play Hurra, ein Junge by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach. with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.
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