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Boys Will Be Boys (1935) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1935 · 80 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Beaudine
- Starring
- Norma Varden, Clive Dunn, Gordon Harker, Charles Farrell, Will Hay, Jimmy Hanley
Alec Smart, a prison teacher, applies for headmaster of a local school after the previous head is jailed for forgery. He asks the Governor for a flattering reference, then writes a scathing one for himself. Secretary Faker Brown mixes up the letters, sending the praising note. Lady Dorking, head of the Board, appoints Smart, angering Deputy Colonel Crableigh, who wanted his nephew promoted.
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