Peck's Bad Boy DVD

Based on the books and classic stage play by George W. Peck, this film is a quaint mixture of comedy and melodrama for the whole family. Bill Peck (Jackie Cooper) and his pa live happily alone together until pesky Aunt Lily moves in with her rotten son, Horace (Jackie Searle). They wreaks all sorts of havoc, even telling Bill he's adopted in an effort to come between him and his father. Tears are shed, laughs are had, and lessons are learned. It's an old fashioned gem from director Edward F. Cline (THE BANK DICK).

Based on the hit play and series of books by George W. Peck, this moving comedy/drama stars Jackie Cooper as the innocent boy who only wants to please his father by doing well, but is instead continually blamed for the atrocious misdeeds of his cousin, Horace (Jackie Searle). Bill Peck (Cooper) and his dad (Thomas Meighan) live in a quiet state of bliss until the dreadful Aunt Lily (Dorothy Peterson) and Horace move in. They tell poor Bill he was adopted so they can try to break up the father and son's close familial bond and move Horace in as dad's favorite. Many tears are shed before things finally get straightened out. This is a rare and interesting example of early American "family" fare, filled with homespun sincerity and classic comedy touches, courtesy of director Edward F. Cline (THE BANK DICK).

Theatrical release: October 5, 1934. PECK'S BAD BOY was made before, as a silent feature in 1921, starring Jackie Coogan and directed by Sam Wood.

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