The Tomboy

The Tomboy
The Tomboy
	Trade advertisement
Directed by	David Kirkland
Written by	Frank Mitchell Dazey (story)
Produced by	IE Chadwick
Starring	Herbert Rawlinson; Dorothy Devore
Cinematography	Milton Moore
Distributed by	Chadwick Pictures; State's Rights
Release date	December 26, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Tomboy is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Herbert Rawlinson and Dorothy Devore.^[1]

Plot[]

As described in a review in a film magazine,^[2] Tommy Smith (Devore), the village tomboy, runs a boarding house because her mother (Boardman) is dead and her father (Barrows) is lazy. A stranger appears and begins making love to Tommy. Coincident with her discovery of liquor in the barn and the fact that the stranger, Aldon Farwell (Rawlinson), is a revenue agent, she is led to believe that her father is a bootlegger. The Sheriff (Moran) is killed and her father is accused of the murder. Bootleggers make way with a truck and Aldon and Tommy join the chase. When captured, it develops that Rugby Blood (Gribbon), posing as an invalid, is the leader of the bootleggers and has been disguising as her father, while her father has been working on the case with Aldon. Tommy also discovers that Aldon's lover for her is real.

Cast[]

Herbert Rawlinson as Aldon Farwell
Dorothy Devore as Tommy Smith
James O. Barrows as Henry Smith (credited as James Barrows)
Lee Moran as Hiram, A Sheriff
Helen Lynch as Sweetie Higgins
Lottie Williams as Mrs. Higgins
Harry Gribbon as Rugby Blood
Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Smith

Preservation[]

A print of The Tomboy is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Tomboy (Wayback)
^ Sewell, Charles S. (January 3, 1925). "The Tomboy; Dorothy Devore and Herbert Rawlinson in Chadwick Melodrama=Comedy with Bootlegging Theme". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 72 (1): 58.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress c.1978 by The American Film Institute
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tomboy

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Tomboy (Wayback)

[MPW-2] Sewell, Charles S. (January 3, 1925). "The Tomboy; Dorothy Devore and Herbert Rawlinson in Chadwick Melodrama=Comedy with Bootlegging Theme". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 72 (1): 58.

[3] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress c.1978 by The American Film Institute

[4] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tomboy

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