A Boy of Flanders

1924 film by Victor Schertzinger

April 7, 1924 (1924-04-07)

Running time

7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Boy of Flanders is a 1924 American silent family drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Max Abramson. It is based on the 1872 novel A Dog of Flanders by Ouida. The film stars Jackie Coogan, Nigel De Brulier, and Lionel Belmore. The film was released on April 7, 1924, by Metro-Goldwyn.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] left orphaned by the death of his mother, Nello is dependent upon his old blind grandfather who sells milk in the village. The child assumes all household responsibilities and takes his grandfather about. His only friend is Alois Cogez and her mother, but her father hates the boy and makes life hard for him. Nello nurses back to health Petrasche, a poor beaten dog, and they become fast friends. Things go from bad to worse and Nello finally decides he can fight it no longer. He goes out into the storm of the night prepared to die, but his faithful dog finds him, he is restored and told that he has won the art prize and is to be adopted by Jan Van Dullen, the noted artist.

Cast

Jackie Coogan as Nello
Nigel De Brulier as Jehan Daas
Lionel Belmore as Baas Cogez
Nell Craig as Marie Cogez
Jeanne Carpenter as Alios Cogez
Russ Powell as Baas Kronstadt
Ainse Charland as Dumpert Schimmelpennick
Eugenia Tuttle as Vrow Schimmelpennick
Lydia Yeamans Titus as Serving Maid
Larry Fisher as Herr Logarth
Josef Swickard as Jan Van Dullan
Sidney Franklin as Herr Brinker
Monte Collins as Caretaker
Teddy as The Dog of Boy of Flanders

Preservation

A print of A Boy of Flanders exists at the Gosfilmofond in Russia.^[4]

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Boy of Flanders". silentera.com.
^ "A Boy of Flanders". afi.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ Sloane, Henriette (April 5, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: A Boy of Flanders". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved November 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: A Boy of Flanders