Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble.
Acting
Jackie Cooper's precocious charm carries every scene.
Direction
Edward F. Cline keeps slapstick tight at 70 minutes.
Director
Edward F. Cline
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackie Cooper was nominated for an Oscar at age 9 for Skippy (1931), making him the youngest Best Actor nominee ever—a record that still stands.
The 'Peck's Bad Boy' character originated in 1880s newspaper stories and became a recurring American archetype of mischievous childhood, with film adaptations spanning from 1921 to 1959.
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