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| name = Buck Privates
| name = Buck Privates
| image = Buck Privates (1928 film).jpg
| image = Buck Privates (1928 film).jpg
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| caption = Advertisement
| caption =
| director = [[Melville W. Brown]]
| director = [[Melville W. Brown]]
| producer = [[Carl Laemmle]]
| producer = [[Carl Laemmle]]
| writer = {{ubl|Melville W. Brown|[[John B. Clymer]]|[[Albert DeMond]]|[[Stuart N. Lake]]}}
| writer = {{ubl|Melville W. Brown|[[John B. Clymer]]|[[Albert DeMond]]}}
| narrator =
| story = [[Stuart N. Lake]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Lya De Putti]]|[[Malcolm McGregor]]|[[Zasu Pitts]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Lya De Putti]]|[[Malcolm McGregor]]|[[Zasu Pitts]]}}
| music =
| music =
| editing = [[Frank Atkinson (film editor)|Frank Atkinson]] <br> [[Ray Curtiss]]
| editing = [[Frank Atkinson (film editor)|Frank Atkinson]]<br>[[Ray Curtiss]]
| cinematography = [[John Stumar]]
| cinematography = [[John Stumar]]
| studio = [[Universal Pictures]]
| studio = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = January 29, 1928
| released = {{Film date|1928|01|29}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent <br> [[English-language|English]] intertitles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
| budget =
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'''''Buck Privates''''' is a 1928 American [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Melville W. Brown]] and starring [[Lya De Putti]], [[Malcolm McGregor]] and [[Zasu Pitts]].<ref>Munden p.96</ref>
'''''Buck Privates''''' is a 1928 American [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Melville W. Brown]] and starring [[Lya De Putti]], [[Malcolm McGregor]], and [[Zasu Pitts]].<ref>Munden p. 96</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BuckPrivates1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Buck Privates''] at silentera.com</ref>


==Plot==
Two American soldiers serving as part of the [[Allied occupation of the Rhineland|Allied Occupation Forces]] in Germany after [[World War I]] fall in love with the daughter of the local mayor and engage in a series of battles to win her heart.
As described in a film magazine,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Universal Synopses: ''Buck Privates'' |journal=Universal Weekly |volume=27 |issue=16 |pages=31 |publisher=Motion Picture Weekly Publishing Company |location=New York City |date=26 May 1928
|url=https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi_1/page/n156/mode/1up |access-date=8 February 2024}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> John Smith left [[Yale University]] to make the world safe for democracy. After the [[World War I]] [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]], he is quartered in a little German village near the Rhine River at the home of Major von Hartmann, and here he falls in love with Anne, the gruff Major’s daughter. Von Hartmann is president of a pacifist society and opposed to the [[Allied occupation of the Rhineland|army of occupation]]. To make matters worse, the village officials agree to shear the hair of any of their daughters found fraternizing with American soldiers. Annie is the first to be caught and shorn. To shield Smith from punishment, Anne allows the authorities to believe that the man seen with her in the garden was the tough American top sergeant whom she despises. Captain Marshall threatens to bring the sergeant to trial by court-martial unless he agrees to marry the girl. Anne escapes in a soldier’s uniform while her ugly maid puts on the [[bridal veil]] and marches to the altar in her stead. Smith, frantic over the outcome, stops the wedding by kidnapping the bride during the ceremony and racing away with her. He is followed by Anne on a motorcycle, but Smith tries to outdistance her, believing her to be a soldier pursuing him. The sergeant’s friends finally get the bride away from him and the top sergeant marries the wrong woman while Smith walks away dejected after his apparent defeat. As he nears the gate he sees Anne comes limping in. She falls in his arms while the sergeant lifts the bridal veil for the first time and learns that he has married the maid.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Malcolm McGregor]] as John Smith
* [[Malcolm McGregor]] as John Smith
* [[Zasu Pitts]] as Hulda
* [[Zasu Pitts]] as Hulda
* [[James A. Marcus]] as Maj. Hartman
* [[James A. Marcus]] as Major von Hartmann
* [[Eddie Gribbon]] as Sgt. Butts
* [[Eddie Gribbon]] as Sgt. Butts
* [[Taylor N. Duncan]] as Capt. Marshall
* [[Taylor N. Duncan]] as Capt. Marshall
* [[Bud Jamison]] as Cupid Dodds
* [[Bud Jamison]] as Cupid Dodds
* [[Les Bates]] as Mose Bloom
* [[Les Bates]] as Mose Bloom

==Preservation==
A print of ''Buck Privates'' is in the [[George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection]].<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1083/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Buck Privates'']</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0018729}}
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* {{AFI film|3105}}
* [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/buck-privates-poster-malcolm-mcgregor-center-eddie-gribbon-news-photo/1137167622?adppopup=true Lobby card] at gettyimages.com


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Latest revision as of 13:37, 10 June 2024

Buck Privates
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Directed byMelville W. Brown
Written by
Story byStuart N. Lake
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Starring
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Edited byFrank Atkinson
Ray Curtiss
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 29, 1928 (1928-01-29)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Buck Privates is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring Lya De Putti, Malcolm McGregor, and Zasu Pitts.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[3] John Smith left Yale University to make the world safe for democracy. After the World War I Armistice, he is quartered in a little German village near the Rhine River at the home of Major von Hartmann, and here he falls in love with Anne, the gruff Major’s daughter. Von Hartmann is president of a pacifist society and opposed to the army of occupation. To make matters worse, the village officials agree to shear the hair of any of their daughters found fraternizing with American soldiers. Annie is the first to be caught and shorn. To shield Smith from punishment, Anne allows the authorities to believe that the man seen with her in the garden was the tough American top sergeant whom she despises. Captain Marshall threatens to bring the sergeant to trial by court-martial unless he agrees to marry the girl. Anne escapes in a soldier’s uniform while her ugly maid puts on the bridal veil and marches to the altar in her stead. Smith, frantic over the outcome, stops the wedding by kidnapping the bride during the ceremony and racing away with her. He is followed by Anne on a motorcycle, but Smith tries to outdistance her, believing her to be a soldier pursuing him. The sergeant’s friends finally get the bride away from him and the top sergeant marries the wrong woman while Smith walks away dejected after his apparent defeat. As he nears the gate he sees Anne comes limping in. She falls in his arms while the sergeant lifts the bridal veil for the first time and learns that he has married the maid.

Cast

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Preservation

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A print of Buck Privates is in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 96
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Buck Privates at silentera.com
  3. ^ "Universal Synopses: Buck Privates". Universal Weekly. 27 (16). New York City: Motion Picture Weekly Publishing Company: 31. May 26, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Buck Privates

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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