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The first of the three full length Peck's
Bad Boy movies was released in 1921 and starred Jackie
Coogan. Coogan , of course, was quite well known after
starring in Charlie Chaplin's, The Kid, earlier in 1921.
This movie also was a silent feature.
Other actors included Wheeler Oakman as Dr. Martin, Doris
May, Raymond Hatton, James Corrigan and Lillian Leighton.
It was directed by Sam Wood who wrote the film adaptation.
Coogan, who is Henry Peck, emulates his namesake quite
well with numerous pranks throughout the movie. Letting a
lion loose and filling his father's pants with ants are
just a couple of the humorous vignettes that take place in
this movie. The movie is 65 minutes long.
Ephemera:
Movie advertising flyers:
These little items are 7.5 x 3.5.
Movie theatre advertisement:
This 5.5" x 3.5" card advertises the movie at the
Teddington Picture House.
Theatre ticket:
State Street M. E. Church was located in Charleston, West
Virginia.
Postcard advertising the movie:
Tobacco Cards
Henry Clay and Bock & Co., Ltd., a Havana, Cuba cigar
manufacturer, produced a number a card sets. A card was
inserted inside a pack of Susini and Bock Ovalados Cigars.
The card sets that I have seen from this company are
related to movies and the film industry. The cards shown
here feature photographs from the Peck's Bad Boy movie
which was released in 1921.
I do not know how many cards are in the set. The eight
cards shown here are numbered between 15 and 26. They are
1.875" x 2.5".
Jackie Coogan ephemera:
This little 2.5" x 1.75" is an advertising card for Singer
Sewing Machines. I have not seen other similar cards but
it is probably part of a set that features movie stars.
On this card Jackie Coogan is pictured and several of his
starring roles are noted.
The latest movie, "Trouble" was released in 1922.
Sheet Music:
This music by Paul M. Sarazan and copyrighted in 1921 by
Irving Berlin was "dedicated to Jackie Coogan". It was
based on the 1921 movie but was not part of the film in
anyway. Below is the sheet music published in New York and
in London.
The lyrics:
There's a man named Henry Peck, He lives in my home town.
He goes to church and minds the law and leads a simple
life. And no one ever heard him say a mean world to his
wife. But Henry Peck's notorious he's known for miles
around. He's got a reputation that he can't live down:
When they missed the curfew bell, They all blamed Peck's
bad boy. He never missed a chance to give his sister's
beau a shock. He stuck pins in the big settee and hid
inside the clock. And when someone discovered that his cow
was painted red. He used some awful language, then laughed
and said. Chorus Because of Peck's Bad Boy too young to
read or write; but Peck's Bad Boy, was scheming day and
night, to get real joy, When he could play most all his
pranks and get away with out his spanks. Not one red cent
, and still he got inside the circus tent. He used to hang
around the grocery store, and eat the profits of a day or
more. The grocer used to roar at Peck's Bad Boy, Just like
a bag of tricks, was Peck's Bad Boy, When he was in a fix
he'd say Oh! Boy, I'm gonna fall like Troy. Altho' the
neighbors said he was a pest, they really wished that
they'd been bless'd with Peck's Bad Boy, That's what they
always call'd him, Peck's Bad Boy.
Below are some scenes from the movie.
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