Doughboys (1930 film)
| Doughboys | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by |
Dialogue by Al Boasberg and Richard Schayer. Story by Al Boasberg and Sidney Lazarus |
| Starring |
Buster Keaton Sally Ellers Cliff Edwards Edward Brophy |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Editing by | William LeVanway |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release dates | August 30, 1930 |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doughboys is a 1930 American comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was Keaton's second starring talkie vehicle.[1]
Plot
Elmer (Keaton), a member of the idle rich, is smitten by working girl Mary (Sally Ellers), who will have nothing to do with him. When Elmer's chauffeur gets caught up in an army recruitment drive and quits, Elmer goes to an employment agency to find a new driver and accidentally enlists in the army.
Elmer learns that Mary is on the base to entertain the troops, but also learns that his drill sargeant, Brophy (Edward Brophy) is also interested in Mary.
Cast
- Buster Keaton as Elmer
- Sally Ellers as Mary
- Cliff Edwards as Nescopeck
- Edward Brophy as Sgt. Brophy
- Victor Potel as Svendenburg
- Arnold Korff as Gustav
- Frank Mayo as Captain Scott
Reception
Keaton had creative input in Dougboys, which was partly inspired by his own experience in World War I. Although the writers kept inserting puns and verbal jokes into the script, Keaton insisted that his dialogue, at least, be less "jokey."[2] Keaton felt that Doughboys was the best of the films he made for MGM.[1]
References
External links
- Doughboys at the Internet Movie Database