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Doughboys (Forward March) (1930)

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Release Date: Aug 30, 1930 Wide

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Buster Keaton's second starring talkie finds him cast as wealthy, pampered Elmer, who heads down to the local employment office to hire a new chauffeur. Elmer isn't aware that the office has been converted into a World War I recruiting center, and before he knows it, he's in an ill-fitting uniform, enduring the verbal cannonades of sergeant Ed Brophy. The film's plot is based in part on Keaton's own wartime experiences, notably the bit in which he marches the wrong way and is trammeled by his

Unrated, 1 hr. 21 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Edward Sedgwick

Written By: Al Boasberg, E. Richard Schayer, Sidney Lazarus

In Theaters: Aug 30, 1930 Wide

On DVD: Jan 27, 1993

Cast

Buster Keaton
Elmer Stuyvesant
Sally Eilers
Mary Rogers
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Nescopeck
Edward S. Brophy
Sgt. Brophy
Victor Potel
Svendenburg
Arnold Korff
Gustave
Frank Mayo
Capt. Scott
Pitzy Katz
Abie Cohn
William Steele
Lt. Randolph
Ann Sothern
Wac
Edward Sedgwick
Guggleheimer Camp Cook
John Carroll
Soldier-Singer
Sidney Bracey
Recruiter

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... (Keaton) brings his brand of comic chaos to the front lines of France and manages to turn bad luck into a happy ending in the trench warfare of World War I.

December 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Turner Classic Movies Online