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.
First things first: if you’re looking for the Abbott and Costello movie, you’re about thirteen years too early. This 1928 version of Buck Privates is a silent production that’s much more interested in a weirdly sanitized version of the post-WWI occupation of Germany than in slapstick routines about 'Who’s on First.' It...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Melville W. Brown
Hal Roach
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"First things first: if you’re looking for the Abbott and Costello movie, you’re about thirteen years too early. This 1928 version of Buck Privates is a silent production that’s much more interested in a weirdly sanitized version of the post-WWI occupation of Germany than in slapstick routines about 'Who’s on First.' It’s a film for people who enjoy the specific, slightly haunting magnetism of Lya De Putti or anyone who has a soft spot for the 'tough sergeant vs. lucky private' trope that felt ol..."
Stuart N. Lake, Albert DeMond, John B. Clymer, Melville W. Brown
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