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{en} The Good Bad Boy [1] (USA, 1924), directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Joe Butterworth, Mary Jane Irving, Forrest Robinson, and Lucy Beaumont. <silent>

John Benson is an inventor, but not a particularly successful one, and spends a lot of time drinking. His son Billy, in turn, spends a lot of time defending his father, often with his fists, and consequently has few friends. One day, however, one of John's inventions actually works, and crooked lawyer Sidney Martin and his cohort, Walter Howe, think it can make money so they plan to steal it. They frame Benson and get him thrown in jail. Billy has to clear his father's name, get him out of jail and take the invention back from the two crooks.

John Benson is the town ne'er-do-well, a failed inventor who has labored the past 20 years on what he believes is a revolutionary fire extinguisher. Billy (Joe Butterworth), his only son, has acquired a reputation for belligerence because of his habit of defending Benson's reputation with his fists. As a result, Billy has few friends. Finally, when one of Mr. Benson's inventions proves marketable, Sidney Martin, a crooked lawyer, and his accomplice, Walter Howe, plan to steal it. They frame Benson, get him thrown in jail, and steal the blueprints for his invention. Can Billy clear his father's name and take back the blueprints? <BoyActors>