field ▁as ▁Warren ▁Th ur ber ▁ ▁William ▁Col lier ▁Sr . ▁as ▁David ▁T utt le ▁ ▁Helen ▁W are ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Th ur ber ▁ ▁Alan ▁Bun ce ▁as ▁Bernard ▁N orton ▁ ▁Em ily ▁Fitz roy ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Ober land er ▁ ▁( cast ▁list ▁as ▁per ▁A FI ▁database ) ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁in ▁its ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁gave ▁it ▁mostly ▁lu ke w arm ▁and ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁The ▁critic ▁commented ▁neg atively ▁on ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁leads , ▁going ▁so ▁far ▁to ▁character ize ▁Lake ' s ▁performance ▁by ▁stating ▁his ▁"... ▁ad oles cent ▁appearance ▁makes ▁him ▁ideal ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁but ▁whose ▁apparent ▁ignor ance ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁good ▁acting ▁is ▁app alling ." ▁while ▁calling ▁the ▁acting ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁supporting ▁cast ▁ade qu ate , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁less ▁than ▁thr illed ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁ ▁Notes ▁The ▁Broadway ▁play ▁on ▁which ▁this ▁film ▁was ▁based , ▁Tommy , ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁play w right s , ▁and ▁ran ▁from ▁January ▁through ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁at ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rev ived ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁run ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁at ▁the ▁For rest ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Theatre . ▁The ▁tag line ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁" Y outh ▁who ops ▁it ▁up ▁in ▁the