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Kid Boots

Kid Boots

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Kid Boots

"See EDDIE CANTOR as the comical caddymaster who whirls hero and heroine over the bunkers of love"

1926

1h 11m

6.8(11 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he agrees to help the playboy get a divorce from his wife, only to find himself falling for the girlfriend of the customer who got him in trouble in the first place.

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

Samuel (Kid) Boots

Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Clara McCoy

Billie Dove

Billie Dove

Eleanore Belmore

Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

Tom Sterling

Natalie Kingston

Natalie Kingston

Carmen Mendoza

Malcolm Waite

Malcolm Waite

Big Boyle

Fred Esmelton

Fred Esmelton

Tom's Lawyer (uncredited)

William Orlamond

William Orlamond

Tailor (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Physical Therapist (uncredited)

Harry von Meter

Harry von Meter

Eleanor's Lawyer (as Harry Van Meter) (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Frank Tuttle
Written by: Tom Gibson

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