Buttons (1927)
A sinking ship, a romance adrift- and The Kid himself to the rescue!
Working as a pageboy on an ocean liner, a street orphan and his friend Slugger end up on the wrong side of the ship's captain when they try to tell him that his wife is cheating on him with other members of the crew. The boys end up in deeper trouble, after they are thrown in the brig and the ship starts sinking...
- Date of release
- 1927-12-24
- TMDB
- 3.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- George W. Hill
Casting
- Jackie Coogan — Buttons
- Lars Hanson — Captain Travers
- Gertrude Olmstead — Ruth Stratton
- Roy D'Arcy — Henri Rizard
- Polly Moran — Polly
- Paul Hurst — Slugger McGlue
- Jack McDonald — Hatchet Face
- Coy Watson Jr. — Brutus
- Carl Randoll — Boy
- Ivan Randoll — Boy
- Carl Roup — Bellboy
Interesting facts
Buttons is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George W. Hill and written by Marian Constance Blackton, Ralph Spence, and Hayden Talbot. The film stars Jackie Coogan, Lars Hanson, Gertrude Olmstead, Paul Hurst, and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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