Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
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Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Archie Mayo
Archie Mayo
Written byGerald Beaumont
Florence Ryerson
Ralph Spence
Florence Ryerson
Ralph Spence
StarringHarry Carey
CinematographyFrank B. Good
| Johnny Get Your Hair Cut | |
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| Directed by | B. Reeves Eason Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Gerald Beaumont Florence Ryerson Ralph Spence |
| Starring | Harry Carey |
| Cinematography | Frank B. Good |
| Edited by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut is a 1927 silent American comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason starring Jackie Coogan and featuring Harry Carey.[1] A print is preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but is not publicly available.[2]
- Jackie Coogan as Johnny O'Day
- Harry Carey
- James Corrigan as Pop Slocum
- Maurice Costello as Baxter Ryan
- Bobby Doyle as Bobby Dolin
- Knute Erickson as Whip Evans
- Pat Hartigan as Jiggs Bradley
- Mattie Witting as Mother Slap
Production
The film was seen by MGM as a way to transition Coogan from a child star to a more serious adult actor. To this end, the company had Coogan change his haircut from a Dutch bob.[3] Coogan's father hired Eason as director following his work on 1925's Ben-Hur.[3]
