''Atta Boy'' is a 1926 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Edward H. Griffith Edward H. Griffith (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1975) (also known as E H Griffith, Lieut. Edward H. Griffith, Edward Griffith, and E. H. Griffith) was an American film director, motion picture director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography ...

and starring

Monty Banks Montague (Monty) Banks (born Mario Bianchi; 18 July 1897 – 7 January 1950) was a 20th century Italian-born American comedian, film actor, director and producer who achieved success in the United States and United Kingdom. Career Banks was bor ...

, Virginia Bradford, and Ernest Wood.

Cast

as Monty Milde * Virginia Bradford as The Girl * Ernest Wood as Craven, Reporter *

Fred Kelsey Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films betw ...

as Detective * Virginia Pearson as Madame Carlton * Henry A. Barrows as Mr. Harrie * Earl Metcalfe as Mr. Harrie's Brother *

Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films from 1915 to 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in sile ...

as Grandmother * America Chedister as Fashionable Woman * Jimmy Phillips as Mr. Harrie's Kidnapped Son

Preservation

Prints of ''Atta Boy'' are located in the collections of the

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, and Filmoteca Española.Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Atta Boy''
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References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1926 films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Edward H. Griffith American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films 1926 comedy films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub