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...
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Jackie CooganButtons
Lars HansonCaptain Travers
Gertrude OlmsteadRuth Stratton
Roy D'ArcyHenri Rizard
Polly MoranPolly
Paul HurstSlugger McGlueJack McDonaldHatchet Face
Coy Watson Jr.BrutusCarl RandollBoyIvan RandollBoyCarl RoupBellboyKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityOrphan · Adultery · Ocean LinerDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference260507Actor preference139699 · 437880 · 225160
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What is Buttons about?
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...
How long is Buttons?
Buttons has a runtime of 70 minutes.