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Lilac Time (1928)All of those handsome young men in their flying machines are billeted in a field next to the Widow Berthelot's farmhouse in France. Her daughter Jeannine is curious about the young men ... See full summary » Director:George Fitzmaurice |
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Title: Lilac Time (1928)
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Jeannine Berthelot
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Capt. Philip Blythe
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Gen. Blythe
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George Cooper | ... |
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Capt. Russell (flight commander)
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Kathryn McGuire | ... |
Lady Iris Rankin
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Eugenie Besserer | ... |
Madame Berthelot
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Emile Chautard | ... |
The Mayor
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Jack Stoney | ... |
The Kid
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Edward Dillon | ... |
Mike the Mechanic
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Stuart Knox | ... |
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Harlan Hilton | ... |
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Richard Jarvis | ... |
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Jack Ponder | ... |
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All of those handsome young men in their flying machines are billeted in a field next to the Widow Berthelot's farmhouse in France. Her daughter Jeannine is curious about the young men fighting for England in World War I and their airplanes. Then one of the aviators is killed. His replacement is Captain Philip Blythe who can't help but notice Jeannine. When he lands the first time, she is standing in the middle of his "runway." She makes a more favorable impression when he sees her later by the lilacs. When all of the young men depart on a mission, Blythe promises to return. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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SEE LIFE at its most magnificent moments---in the most magnificent spectacle the screen has ever given you! See more »Parents Guide:
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18 October 1928 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Love Never Dies See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Performed by John McCormack
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To enhance the viewing experience, a Boston theater put oil of lilac in the ventilation system during the showing of this film in 1929. See more »Soundtracks
"Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time"(uncredited)
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Performed by John McCormack
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This is a pretty simplistic romance. Girl finds boy, girl loves boy, girl loses boy, girl finds boy. Colleen Moore is the outstanding ingredient in this recipe, delivering a wonderfully varied dramatic/romantic performance, well deserving of an Oscar nom. Equally fine are the aerial combat special effects.
Moore plays a French girl whose mother has turned over their field to a British aerial squadron during WWI. She is the "daughter of the regiment", loved as a little sister. Into this mix comes a fill-in for a downed flyer, Gary Cooper. At first they hate each other, then they love each other, then the entire squadron is sent out on a suicide mission. Cooper returns but crashes in the village and a red cross unit removes him. Moore searches for him, is told at a hospital he is dead, then wanders the streets until he calls from a hospital window and they are reunited.
It's a nice little romance, but hardly more than that. Recommended for fans of Ms. Moore and Mr. Cooper