Buck Privates

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Buck Privates (1928)

Directed by Melville W. Brown

“ATTENTION! Fall in for the laugh riot of the late lamented war.”

Comedy, War · 1h 10m

Pvt. Smith, an American soldier stationed in a German town during the occupation of Germany after World War I, falls in love with the daughter of the town's leading citizen. The problem is that his sworn enemy, Sgt. Butts, also has designs on the girl. Butts comes up with a plan to get rid of his competition and get the girl for himself, but things don't go quite the way he planned.

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Cast

Lya De Putti Annie Malcolm McGregor John Smith Zasu Pitts Hulda James A. Marcus Maj. Hartman Eddie Gribbon Sgt. Butts
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Taylor N. Duncan Capt. Marshall (as Captain Ted Duncan) Bud Jamison Cupid Dodds Les Bates Mose Bloom

Crew

Director
Melville W. Brown
Writer
Melville W. Brown, John B. Clymer
Director of Photography
John Stumar

Details

Release date
1928-01-29
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Comedy, War
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Universal Pictures