Legionnaires in Paris

Set against the euphoric backdrop of Armistice Day in Paris, this 1927 farce follows two American doughboys, played by Kit Guard and Al Cooke, who find themselves in a self-inflicted nightmare. After a chaotic misunderstanding leaves them believing they have accidentally committed a homicide, the pair abandons their celebratory leave to flee from an imaginary guillotine. Their frantic escape through the streets of Paris turns into a series of escalating blunders involving mistaken identities, imposing law enforcement, and the unexpected presence of a literal giant. The narrative transforms the liberation of a city into a claustrophobic, albeit comedic, trap for two men who are more afraid of the French police than they ever were of the front lines.