Jack Pickford is a clerk at the store, and not likely to amount to much. He thinks about leaving town, but thoughts of best girl Margueerite de la Motte keep him there. But the summer people start to show up, and Jack is pleasant to Clara Horton, and Marguerite is jealous. Then George Dromgold shows up in his white shoes, and Marguerite is taken by his city manners, and Jack is jealous. And then everything goes wrong for Jack, until his only friend is his dog, played by Pard.
It's a pleasant coming-of-age story about a boy who is too big to be whipped by his mother, but not yet a man in anyone's eyes, even his own. Pickford's performance may be a trifle monotonous, but under the direction of James Kirkwood, the affronts to the dignity of a 19-year-old do mount up.
The copy I looked at was derived from Videobrary tape. While we yearn for better prints, this seems to be the only one that's available.
It's a pleasant coming-of-age story about a boy who is too big to be whipped by his mother, but not yet a man in anyone's eyes, even his own. Pickford's performance may be a trifle monotonous, but under the direction of James Kirkwood, the affronts to the dignity of a 19-year-old do mount up.
The copy I looked at was derived from Videobrary tape. While we yearn for better prints, this seems to be the only one that's available.