Coeur de gosse

Original title: Marked Money

1928
1h

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Tom Keene, Tom Kennedy, and Bert Woodruff in Coeur de gosse (1928)

A farce about three unnamed bad guys trying to steal $25K that a dying father left behind for his son. Opens with sailor Bill giving son, pet monkey and the lock box of money to a lawyer. La... Read allA farce about three unnamed bad guys trying to steal $25K that a dying father left behind for his son. Opens with sailor Bill giving son, pet monkey and the lock box of money to a lawyer. Lawyer is supposed to deliver son, monkey and money to father's former shipmate named Captai... Read allA farce about three unnamed bad guys trying to steal $25K that a dying father left behind for his son. Opens with sailor Bill giving son, pet monkey and the lock box of money to a lawyer. Lawyer is supposed to deliver son, monkey and money to father's former shipmate named Captain Fairchild. Multiple failed robbery attempts throughout. Klutzy boyfriend Clyde wants to ... Read all

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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Boy
(as Junior Coghlan)

Tom Keene

Clyde
(as George Duryea)

Tom Kennedy

Bill Clemons

Bert Woodruff

Capt. Fairchild

Virginia Bradford

Grace Fairchild

Maurice Black

Donovan

Jack Richardson

Scudder

Mark Hamilton

Mariner Bill
(uncredited)

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6planktonrules

Simple and not exactly deep but entertaining

This is the sort of film you could easily imagine folks (especially kids) enjoying on a Saturday morning at the theater back in the day. While the film has very little depth to the plot, it is the sort of action film that would fit in nicely with the movie serial and B-western crowd.

A boy (Junior Coghlan) is sent to live with a crusty old sea captain. The old guy seems pretty nice EXCEPT he has a bizarre hatred for fliers...and his niece has fallen for one of them! But before the pair can elope, some baddies show up and try to steal the strongbox...and when they can't find it, they kidnap the girl! So, it's up to her brave fiancé and the boy to spring to the rescue.

The film has lots of wild stunts near the end and works well as a silent film. While it's characters are very thinly written, you don't really need a ton of depth to these folks in an action film...and this film is full of action and well choreographed stunts.

Trivia
The earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City Thursday 19 April 1950 on the Night Owl Theatre on WPIX (Channel 11) and Tuesday 25 April 1950 on Four Star Theatre, also on WPIX.