Buck Privates

Jan 29, 1928

1h 10m

★ 0.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Annie

Lya De Putti

John Smith

Malcolm McGregor

Hulda

Zasu Pitts

Maj. Hartman

James A. Marcus

Sgt. Butts

Eddie Gribbon

Capt. Marshall (as Captain Ted Duncan)

Taylor N. Duncan

Cupid Dodds

Bud Jamison

Mose Bloom

Les Bates

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