Buttons (1927)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | xx |
| Popularity | 0.862 |
Directed By
George W. Hill
Crew
Ira H. Morgan
George W. Hill
Glenn Cravath
George W. Hill
Ralph Spence
A. Arnold Gillespie
Gilbert Clark
Hayden Talbot
Sam Zimbalist
Cedric Gibbons
TOP CAST
Jackie Coogan
Buttons
Lars Hanson
Captain Travers
Gertrude Olmstead
Ruth Stratton
Roy D'Arcy
Henri Rizard
Polly Moran
Polly
Paul Hurst
Slugger McGlue
Jack McDonald
Hatchet Face
Coy Watson Jr.
Brutus
Carl Randoll
Boy
Ivan Randoll
Boy
Carl Roup
Bellboy
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