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7.6/10   14 votes
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Director:
Howard Higgin
Writers:
Elliott J. Clawson (writer)
John W. Krafft (titles)
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Release Date:
24 February 1929 (USA) more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Late silent concerning buddy friendships more

Cast

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William Boyd ... William Calhoun
Alan Hale ... Otto Schmidt
Robert Armstrong ... Joseph Hanlon
Fred Kohler ... Heckla
Diane Ellis ... Tanya
Jimmy Aldine ... Tanya's brother (as James Aldine)
Paul Weigel ... Petrovitch
Jules Cowles ... Cook
Wade Boteler ... Top Sergeant
Jack Richardson ... Court-martial officer
Joseph W. Girard ... Court-martial officer (as Joseph Girard)
Philo McCullough ... Court-martial officer
Lee Shumway ... Court-martial officer
Lloyd Whitlock ... Court-martial officer
Mitchell Lewis ... Court-martial officer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System) (talking sequences) | Silent

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Only For You more

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Late silent concerning buddy friendships, 11 November 1999
4/10

An odd little film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans (William Boyd and Robert Armstrong) befriend a simple minded German (Alan Hale) and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion. It's very simple-minded and innocent (silents were that). Mildly interesting to today's audiences, but nothing special. It did receive an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay - maybe the oddness of the story impressed voters.

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