The Wise Kid

The Wise Kid is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Tod Browning.^[1]

The Wise Kid
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Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Wallace C. Clifton
Story by	William Slavens McNutt
Starring	Gladys Walton David Butler
Cinematography	William Fildew
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	March 4, 1922 (1922-03-04)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] restaurant cashier Rosie Cooper (Walton) is in love with bakery worker Freddie Smith (Butler), but when she helps out customer Jefferson Southwick (Barrows), who has forgotten his pocketbook, Jimmie becomes jealous. Southwick poses as the son of a wealthy merchant, but when they discover his accounts are short, he borrows one hundred dollars from Rosie and then attempts to skip town. She is too smart for him, though, and he lands in jail. Rosie gets her money back and is content with the attentions of Freddie, who is honest even if he is poor.

Cast

• Gladys Walton as Rosie Cooper
• David Butler as Freddie Smith
• Hallam Cooley as Harry
• Hector Sarno as Tony Rossi
• Henry A. Barrows as Jefferson Southwick

See also

• List of lost films