Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 25m

Lord Jeff

Director

Cast

Freddie Bartholomew as Geoffrey Braemer Mickey Rooney as Terry O'Mulvaney Charles Coburn as Captain Briggs Herbert Mundin as Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks Terry Kilburn as Albert Baker Gale Sondergaard as Doris Clandon

Crew

John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Frank E. Hull — Editor James Kevin McGuinness — Writer Val Burton — Story Bradford Ropes — Story Endre Bohem — Story

Synopsis

Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men are trained to be sailors. He is befriended by model in-mate Terry O'Mulvaney but soon starts to get them both in trouble.

Mood & Themes

teenage boy sailor

Key Collaborators

Sam Wood Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Frank E. Hull Editor James Kevin McGuinness Writer Val Burton Story Bradford Ropes Story Endre Bohem Story Frank Davis Producer Sam Wood Producer

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