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The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

★ 5.7/10•1926•1h 35m•Comedy•Drama•War

The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.

Charles Reisner · Director

Darryl F. Zanuck · Screenplay

Bruce Bairnsfather · Writer

Arthur Eliot · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 23, 1926
Budget$449,000
Revenue$1,273,000

Actors

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Bert Chester - British Secret Service

Jack Ackroyd

Jack Ackroyd

Alfie 'Little Alf'

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Corporal Austin

Charles K. Gerrard

Charles K. Gerrard

Major Russett

Arthur Clayton

Arthur Clayton

The Colonel (uncredited)

Doris Hill

Doris Hill

Joan (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

German Officer (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

The Blacksmith (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch

Gaspard (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

The English General (uncredited)

Kewpie Morgan

Kewpie Morgan

Gen. Stein (uncredited)

Al Thompson

Al Thompson

The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)

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