Oswald's country is at war, like many other volunters he joins the army and finds himself soon in the trenches. A short battle leaves him wounded, but at least in the field hospital where his girlfriend is working.
United States
Is Great Guns (1927) worth your time nearly a century later? Short answer: yes, but only if you are a student of animation history or a fan of raw, unpolished slapstick. This isn't the sanitized, corporate Disney you know; it is a gritty, experimental relic from a time when the rules of the medium were still being writ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Walt Disney
Reggie Morris
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"Is Great Guns (1927) worth your time nearly a century later? Short answer: yes, but only if you are a student of animation history or a fan of raw, unpolished slapstick. This isn't the sanitized, corporate Disney you know; it is a gritty, experimental relic from a time when the rules of the medium were still being written in ink and sweat. This film is for the cinephile who enjoys tracing the lineage of modern icons and those who appreciate the dark humor of the post-WWI era. It is emphatically..."
