Charley My Boy!

Jan 24, 1926

0h 26m

★ 5.3

Overview

A daughter's rich father wants to marry her off to a rich but older man. The daughter has other ideas however and sets out to find a nice young man she can fall in love with.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Hal Roach Studios

Charley My Boy! Trailers

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Cast

Charley

Charley Chase

Dodo

Katherine Grant

President T.J.

Walter James

Old Charley aka Charleyhorse

Walter James

Cop

William Courtright

Assistant

Sidney D'Albrook

Applicant

Harry Bowen

Daisy Baroness Eggloffsburg, a ball of energy, is a spoiled and rather lively, cheerful wild child who is always in the mood for pranks. Her uncle Egon, a stern old gentleman, thinks she has had enough of her foolishness and boozy ideas and needs a man to tell her off and tame Daisy. Harry Spring, the young sportsman hired for the job, is supposed to get both the girl and Baron Eggloffsburg, the owner of the racing stable, back on their feet. But Daisy doesn't give in so easily and now begins to give the young gallant a good grooming.

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