Film
The Better 'Ole
1926 · 1h 35m · Comedy · Drama · War
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- 6.2
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Overview
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
Cast
Syd Chaplin
Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Harold Goodwin
Bert Chester - British Secret Service
Jack Ackroyd
Alfie 'Little Alf'
Edgar Kennedy
Corporal Austin
Charles K. Gerrard
Major Russett
Arthur Clayton
The Colonel (uncredited)
Doris Hill
Joan (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
German Officer (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Gaspard (uncredited)
Hank Mann
German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
The English General (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan
Gen. Stein (uncredited)
Al Thompson
The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)
Crew
- Charles ReisnerDirector · Screenplay
- Darryl F. ZanuckScreenplay
- Bruce BairnsfatherWriter
- Arthur EliotWriter
- Edwin B. DuParDirector of Photography
- Maurice BaronOriginal Music Composer
- Ray EnrightEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 23, 1926
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Budget
- $449,000
- Revenue
- $1,273,000
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, War
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