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During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.
Ernie Alexander
- One of the Doughboys
- (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
- Maj. Russart
- (uncredited)
John Carroll
- Doughboy
- (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
- Doughboy
- (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
- Soldier in Russart's Office
- (uncredited)
Seymour Kupper
- Teen-Age Boy
- (uncredited)
George Magrill
- Military Policeman
- (uncredited)
Douglas Scott
- Sylvestre
- (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
- Doughboy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaFirst shot as a silent film (which exists), this was recast and re-shot as an all-talkie film. The silent version was released overseas and on a very limited basis domestically.
- GoofsThe soldiers ask Marianne to imitate Maurice Chevalier, so she sings "Louise." That song was written in 1929, more than a decade after WWI ended.
- Alternate versionsAlthough two versions of this film were shot, a talkie and a silent, and both of them exist, there was also a third version that MGM used to show this film in Argentina. The majority of the footage was lifted from the silent version (with an added soundtrack with music and effects) and all of the songs from the sound version were also included.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Big Parade (1925)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Played after French mobilization for World War I
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Charming talkie debut for Marion Davies
Marion Davies starring talkie debut is a total triumph. She plays a French country girl wooed by 3 American doughboys during WW I (nicely played by Lawrence Gray, Cliff Edwards & Benny Rubin). But this is Marion's show all the way. This 1929 musical displays Marion's wonderful comic gifts as well as her pretty good singing & dancing. But it's her personality that shines through in this gutsy career move. She was the first major star to try a foreign accent in her talkie debut (she had co-starred in the Hollywood Revue of 1929 that same year). While other stars were fretting over their accents, Marion jumped right in. Now that her "association" with William Randolph Hearst is old news, today's audiences can watch Davies without the baggage and marvel at her comic timing and versatility. She certainly ranks with the decade's best comediennes: Carole Lombard, Jean Arthur & Myrna Loy!!!
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- Sep 5, 2000
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- Buddies
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- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- 1.20 : 1
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