The Gaieties of the Squadron
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| Distributed by | Société Française des Films Éclair |
Release date | 24 October 1913 |
| Country | France |
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The Gaieties of the Squadron (French: Les gaîtés de l'escadron) is a 1913 French silent comedy film directed by and Maurice Tourneur and starring , Henry Roussel and Henri Gouget.[1] It is a military-based farce adapted from the popular play by Georges Courteline. Tourneur later remade it as a sound film Fun in the Barracks (1932).
Plot[]
The life of disorderly soldiers in the barracks dealing with daily routines.
Cast[]
- as Capitaine Hurtulet
- Henry Roussel as Le général
- Henri Gouget as L'adjudant Flick
- Maurice de Féraudy
- Polaire
References[]
- ^ Waldman p.7
Bibliography[]
- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1913 films
- 1913 comedy films
- French comedy films
- French films
- Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
- French silent short films
- Military humor in film
- French black-and-white films
- 1910s French film stubs