The Kid's Clever Explained

The Kid's Clever
Director:	William James Craft
Producer:	Harry L. Decker
Screenplay:	Jack Foley Ernest Pagano Albert DeMond
Story:	Vin Moore
Starring:	Glenn Tryon Kathryn Crawford Russell Simpson Lloyd Whitlock George Chandler Joan Standing
Cinematography:	Alan Jones
Editing:	Charles Craft
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	64 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Kid's Clever is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Jack Foley, Ernest Pagano, and Albert DeMond. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Kathryn Crawford, Russell Simpson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Chandler, and Joan Standing. The film was released on February 17, 1929, by Universal Pictures.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Glenn Tryon as Bugs Raymond
• Kathryn Crawford as Ruth Decker
• Russell Simpson as John Decker
• Lloyd Whitlock as Ashton Steele
• George Chandler as Hank
• Joan Standing as A Girl
• Max Asher as Magician
• Florence Turner as Matron
• Virginia Sale as Secretary
• Stepin Fetchit as Negro Man

Preservation

With no prints of The Kid's Clever located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Kid's Clever (1929) - Overview . TCM.com . March 17, 2019.
2. Web site: Hal Erickson . The Kid's Clever (1929) - William James Craft, Harry L. Decker . AllMovie . March 17, 2019.
3. Web site: The Kid's Clever . Catalog.afi.com . March 17, 2019.
4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6672/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Kid's Clever