Schoolday Love

A short comic children's film about a boy and a girl who experience all manner of adventures with a dog, a horse, a monkey, and other animals. A boy and a girl experience all manner of adventures, sometimes together, and other times alone. The boy is driven around by a “dog car”, and the girl rides on a horse, along with a monkey. A group of monkeys play baseball, and a hunter is chased by a bear in the forest. The two children narrowly escape from a burning barn with the help of some animals, where they were playing cowboys and Indians.

Directed by William Campbell, Schoolday Love leans on a strong ensemble — Coy Watson Jr., Doreen Turner, Lawrence Licalzi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1922.