It's the Old Army Game

It's the Old Army Game
It's the Old Army Game
Directed by	Eddie Sutherland
Written by	Thomas J. Geraghty (scenario); J. Clarkson Miller (scenario)
Story by	Joseph P. McEvoy; William LeBaron
Based on	The Comic Supplement; by Joseph P. McEvoy
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse L. Lasky; William LeBaron (associate producer)
Starring	W. C. Fields; Louise Brooks
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Thomas J. Geraghty
Production; company	Famous Players-Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 24, 1926 (US);
Running time	70 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

It's the Old Army Game is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring W. C. Fields and Louise Brooks. The film was directed by Eddie Sutherland and co-stars Sutherland's aunt, the stage actress Blanche Ring in one of her few silent film appearances. The film is based on the revue The Comic Supplement by Joseph P. McEvoy and Fields, and included several skits from Fields' stage plays.^[1] The "army game" in the title is in reference to a shell game, a con-trick which Fields’ character observes being played. "It's the old army game," he says, sagely.

Cast[]

W. C. Fields as Elmer Prettywillie
Louise Brooks as Mildred Marshall
Blanche Ring as Tessie Overholt
William Gaxton as George Parker
Mary Foy as Sarah Pancoast
as Mickey
Josephine Dunn as Society Bather
Jack Luden as Society Bather
George Currie as Artist
Elise Cavanna as Nearsighted woman (uncredited)
John Merton as Fireman (uncredited)
Rose Elliott (uncredited)

Production[]

The film was shot mainly at Paramount's Astoria Studios facility in Astoria, Queens and in Manhattan, and is preserved complete in the Library of Congress.^[2]^[3]^[4] A few outdoor scenes were filmed in Ocala, Florida and Palm Beach, Florida.^[5]

References[]

^ Louvish, Simon (1997). Man on the Flying Trapeze: The Life and Times of W. C. Fields. New York: W. W. Norton. pp. 244, 273. ISBN 0-393-04127-1.
^ It's the Old Army Game at silentera.com
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
^ Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress page 91 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
^ Curtis, James (2003). W.C. Fields: A Biography. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 185. ISBN 0-375-40217-9.

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[1] Louvish, Simon (1997). Man on the Flying Trapeze: The Life and Times of W. C. Fields. New York: W. W. Norton. pp. 244, 273. ISBN 0-393-04127-1.

[2] It's the Old Army Game at silentera.com

[3] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971

[4] Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress page 91 by The American Film Institute, c.1978

[5] Curtis, James (2003). W.C. Fields: A Biography. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 185. ISBN 0-375-40217-9.

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