Plastered in Paris (1928 film)

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Plastered in Paris
Directed byBenjamin Stoloff
Written by
Starring
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
September 23, 1928
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish intertitles

Plastered in Paris is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Sammy Cohen, Jack Pennick and .[1]

Originally made as a silent film, music and sound effects were then added using the Movietone system. It was intended as a parody of Foreign Legion films such as Beau Geste. However, this drew some criticism for its mockery of the Foreign Legion, which an observer compared to the British Guards Regiments as being above parody.[2]

In the film, two veterans of the American Legion enlist in the French Foreign Legion by mistake. They are assigned a mission in North Africa.

Synopsis[]

Two former American doughboys return to Paris after ten years for an American Legion convention. However, due to a mistake, they end up joining the French Foreign Legion. While serving in North Africa they rescue a General's daughter from a harem.

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ Solomon p.310
  2. ^ Grieveson & Kramer p.326

Bibliography[]

  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
  • Lee Grieveson & Peter Kramer. The Silent Cinema Reader. Psychology Press, 2004.

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