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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Jack HulbertJack Brown
Cicely CourtneidgeMrs. Bobday
Winifred Shotter
Francis ListerJules Martin
Peter GawthorneMr. Brown
Charles FarrellMartin
O.B. ClarenceTimkins
Arthur RigbyPolice Constable
John SingerBoyExplore the crew
- Director
- Walter Forde
- Editor
- John Monck
- Writer
- W.P. Lipscomb
- Editor
- Ian Dalrymple
- Director of Photography
- Leslie Rowson
- Producer
- Michael Balcon