It's the Old Army Game
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It's the Old Army Game is a 1926 silent film comedy starring W. C. Fields
and Louise Brooks
. It was directed by A. Edward Sutherland
and co-stars Sutherland's aunt stage actress Blanche Ring
in one of her few silent film appearances. It's an original screen story for Fields based on several skits from his stage plays. The film was shot at Paramount's Astoria facility on Long Island and in Manhattan. It is preserved complete in the Library of Congress
.
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
and Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks , generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W...
. It was directed by A. Edward Sutherland
A. Edward Sutherland
A. Edward Sutherland aka Eddie Sutherland was a film director and actor. Born Albert Edward Sutherland in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Ring, was a vaudeville performer...
and co-stars Sutherland's aunt stage actress Blanche Ring
Blanche Ring
Blanche Ring , was an American singer and actress in Broadway theatre productions, musicals, and Hollywood motion pictures....
in one of her few silent film appearances. It's an original screen story for Fields based on several skits from his stage plays. The film was shot at Paramount's Astoria facility on Long Island and in Manhattan. It is preserved complete in the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
.
Cast
- W. C. FieldsW. C. FieldsWilliam Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
- Elmer Prettywillie - Louise BrooksLouise BrooksMary Louise Brooks , generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W...
- Mildred Marshall - Blanche RingBlanche RingBlanche Ring , was an American singer and actress in Broadway theatre productions, musicals, and Hollywood motion pictures....
- Tessie Overholt - William GaxtonWilliam GaxtonWilliam Gaxton was a star of vaudeville, film, and theatre.Born as Arturo Antonio Gaxiola in San Francisco, he appeared on film and onstage. He debuted on Broadway in the Music Box Revue on October 23, 1922...
- George Parker - Mary FoyMary FoyMary Emily Foy was the first woman head librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, appointed to the job in 1880 at the age of 18. She had graduated the year before from Los Angeles High School. She served for only four years but left a legacy for Los Angeles librarians to remember...
- Sarah Pancoast - Mickey Bennett (born 1915) - Mickey
- Josephine DunnJosephine DunnJosephine Dunn was an early American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.Born in New York City, Dunn began her career in Hollywood with a small role alongside Thelma Todd in the 1926 film Fascinating Youth. Dunn became associated with what would become known as the "Algonquin Round Table", which...
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- George Currie - Artist