Behind the Front (film)
Behind the Front is a 1926 American silent comedy war 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.[1][2] The film was based on the novel The Spoils of War by Hugh Wiley.[3]
| Behind the Front | |
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| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Written by | Monte Brice (adaptation) Ethel Doherty (screenplay) |
| Based on | The Spoils of War by Hugh Wiley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Raymond Hatton |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Riff Swanson
- Raymond Hatton as Shorty McKee
- Mary Brian as Betty Bartlett-Cooper
- Richard Arlen as Percy Brown
- Hayden Stevenson as Capt. Bartlett-Cooper
- Chester Conklin as Scottie
- Tom Kennedy as Sergeant
- Frances Raymond as Mrs. Bartlett-Cooper
- Melbourne MacDowell as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
- Jerry Mandy as Limburger Soldier
- Charles Sullivan as Soldier
- Gertrude Astor as French barmaid
Preservation
A print of Behind the Front is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection and UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4]
See also
- An excerpt appears in the 1931 Paramount promotional film The House That Shadows Built
- Gertrude Astor filmography
References
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