A Smoking Good Spanking (Punishment / Discipline)(Boys Will Be Boys)

@Ted-Says - Young Buck has reached that rebellious age when he thinks he can do as he pleases, with only an older sister, Judy, to keep him in check. Tom Baxter, a dude-looking cowboy who's actually a movie actor staying on the ranch being used as a film set, has a crush on Judy and is annoyed when Buck disparages her, leading to the whalin' you see here until Judy intervenes. Not only is Buck an awkward teenager, he's a liar as well when he refuses to admit to his sister why Tom was giving him a good (and maybe overdue) spanking.
The teenage actor playing Buck is the aptly named Billy Butts (yep, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Butts, named him William), and by the time he appeared here, his previously very busy career (which started in the Silent era) was nearly over. For those viewers who will actually watch the entire upload (KZbin Analytics tell me that is a small minority), you will note the peacockish way in which, when Tom first enters the room, he retrieves a vanity case and the neckerchief in it, and then carefully ties the latter around his neck while staring in the mirror installed in the lid of the case.
Until I edited this upload, I didn't know that "whale" had an alternative slang meaning in North America, to beat, figuratively derived from the Old English word "wale"; this newly acquired knowledge will not improve my life but keeps my dictionaries happy.

[@VillageOfTheDarned1]

Awesome. I'm enjoying these clips.

[@iskandardhakiriaranischanm4885]

Well, well! Smoking is harmful.

[@user-we9ki6om3u]

This reminds me of my childhood in the 70’s

[@joezuccardo3245]

The kid didn't get spanked for smoking, He got it the way he talked back, Hes has to learn to keep his mouth shut

[@Ted-Says]

@Joe Zuccardo - Yep, I agree with that, he's a mouthy kid.

[@bobpeck7593]

poor kid. He just wanted to smoke and be rude and lie. Seems ok to me!

[@Fallbloom]

And me I wouldn’t care

[@greatonechappell]

Lmaooo

[@behindmyblueeyes99]

Lol, I agree with you 😂

[@evancredeur7498]

The little brat!

[@rosskardon7195]

Back in those days, even doctors smoked cigarettes in their offices and cigarettes were sold in hospitals. If Buck was a young person today, he would rebel by smoking you-know-what, instead!

[@ColonelMarcellus]

I haven't seen the word "whaling" applied to a thorough spanking for a long long time. (I have seen it misspelled "wailing".) The funniest part of this clip is the ridiculously large hat worn by the older male actor. The young fellow probably should have additional punishment for lying. "Judy" must be nose-blind not to have smelled the freshly-lit tobacco.

[@Ted-Says]

@Colonel Marcellus - Given the times (1930s), that room probably smelled awful by today's standards, so Judy wouldn't have noticed any minor additions to the pong (British word).

[@nelllybellly1]

Judy doesn't even deserve a good Buck. Edit: I may be wrong. Turns out the foreman of Judy's ranch (played by Lon Chaney Jr.) got Buck into his bad ways but Tom eventually sets him as straight as his neckerchief. I IMDbed Billy Butts and saw a review of another movie where he's referenced as "the androgynous Billy Butts". Don't see that in this role though.

[@Ted-Says]

@nibs sbin - Your comment contains too much information, I expect my viewers to have the ability (LOL) to do their own research. However, I entirely agree with the androgynous description of Billy Butts, there is something less than "regular" about him.

[@Anonymous-wi6ig]

What's the older male's relationship to the boy in this film?

[@Ted-Says]

The same relationship between you and my description.

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@Ted-Says Ha ! Touche !

[@pietrosecce8560]

Chiudere la porta a chiave

[@yahuchanonyakov]

I don't condone child abuse, but this is a fine example of how to do it right.....today's generation would be much different if these kinds of ass smackings were handed out like they should be, when the kid is still young enough....

[@Ted-Says]

@Uke-a-non - You don't have a crystal ball to make pronouncements about how the world would turn out "if only", but from your vehemence, it appears you would be happy to mete out the punishment.

[@yahuchanonyakov]

@@Ted-Says I have raised kids, I did not beat on them, I am not of vehement, thank you.....

[@Ted-Says]

@Uke-a-non - I assume English is not your first language.

[@user-tx1rr3rb1q]

You obviously did not live in the 80s in the uk if it was not the teachers doing it god help ya when you got home 😊

[@Ted-Says]

@user-tx1rr3rb1q - You obviously know nothing whatsoever about my life in the 1980s. You are also making the odd assumption that all UK parents had a sadistic streak. For the record, corporal punishment was banned in British state-run schools in the Summer of 1986. ☺️

[@user-tx1rr3rb1q]

@@Ted-Says how bloody dare you mate I bloody lived through it so don't call me sad you idiot

[@Ted-Says]

@user-tx1rr3rb1q - I'm certainly not your "mate", nor do I suffer from childish temper tantrums like you have just displayed. Obviously you are having difficulties with life and growing old, but attempting to air your "issues" on my channel will get you nowhere. Now on yer bike, idiot.