Buck Privates (1928 film)
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| Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
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| Story by | Stuart N. Lake |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Edited by | Frank Atkinson Ray Curtiss |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (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
Two American soldiers serving as part of the 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.
Cast
- Lya De Putti as Annie
- Malcolm McGregor as John Smith
- Zasu Pitts as Hulda
- James A. Marcus as Maj. Hartman
- Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Butts
- Taylor N. Duncan as Capt. Marshall
- Bud Jamison as Cupid Dodds
- Les Bates as Mose Bloom
Preservation
A print of Buck Privates is in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[3]
References
- ^ Munden p. 96
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Buck Privates at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Buck Privates
Bibliography
- 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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