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Behind the Front (1926)

Behind the Front poster
Directed by
A. Edward Sutherland
Genre
silent film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling soldiers get into trouble during World War I. Their antics focus on mishaps and mischief rather than the horrors of battle.

lightheartedcomedicplayfuldatedwar-timebreezyold-fashionedslapstick

What happens

Behind the Front is a 1926 American silent war comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel The Spoils of War by Hugh Wiley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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