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

Buck Privates (1928)

Name: Buck Privates
Director: Melville W. Brown
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1928-01-29
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Lya De Putti, Malcolm McGregor, Zasu Pitts, James A. Marcus, Eddie Gribbon

January 29, 19281h 10mEN

Comedy 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.

Director

Melville W. Brown

Writers

Melville W. Brown, John B. Clymer, Stuart N. Lake