Devil Dogs (1927)
55 mins | Comedy | December 1927
Director:
Fred WindermereWriter:
Adele BuffingtonProducer:
Morris R. SchlankCinematographer:
Robert E. ClineEditor:
L. RosenProduction Companies:
Morris R. Schlank Productions, Crescent PicturesA news item in the 16 July 1927 Exhibitors Herald announced that Morris R. Schlank was producing his third film for Crescent Pictures, titled Devil Dogs, directed by Fred Windermere and starring Stuart Holmes, Pauline Curley and J. P. McGowan. According to a 9 December 1927 [Richmond, IN] Palladium-Item brief, shooting took place at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA, where on-duty soldiers appeared as background actors and some ex-Marines appeared in bit parts. An advertisement in the 5 November 1927 Exhibitors Herald stated that Al Martin had just finished writing titles for the film. Regional releases followed the next month, including a 9 December 1927 opening in Richmond, IN, and a 16 December 1927 opening in Valparaiso, IN.
A review in the 29 August 1928 Variety deemed Devil Dogs “a clumsy attempt at producing the most difficult of all types of entertainment, a farce, with the added handicap of a military background.” A similarly negative review in the 2 September 1928 Film Daily called it “vulgar and impossible,” and noted that it appeared to have been filmed in only a few days.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
A news item in the 16 July 1927 Exhibitors Herald announced that Morris R. Schlank was producing his third film for Crescent Pictures, titled Devil Dogs, directed by Fred Windermere and starring Stuart Holmes, Pauline Curley and J. P. McGowan. According to a 9 December 1927 [Richmond, IN] Palladium-Item brief, shooting took place at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA, where on-duty soldiers appeared as background actors and some ex-Marines appeared in bit parts. An advertisement in the 5 November 1927 Exhibitors Herald stated that Al Martin had just finished writing titles for the film. Regional releases followed the next month, including a 9 December 1927 opening in Richmond, IN, and a 16 December 1927 opening in Valparaiso, IN.
A review in the 29 August 1928 Variety deemed Devil Dogs “a clumsy attempt at producing the most difficult of all types of entertainment, a farce, with the added handicap of a military background.” A similarly negative review in the 2 September 1928 Film Daily called it “vulgar and impossible,” and noted that it appeared to have been filmed in only a few days.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
Young American Archie Van Stratten joins the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I and finds himself in the same company as Sgt. Gordon White. Because Gordon is a serious Marine, he chastises the more flippant Archie, with whom he frequently argues. When entertainer Joyce Moore comes to their camp, both men fall in love with her, causing an even greater rift. After they are sent to the front in France, Archie soon proves himself to be one of the best Marines, thus earning Gordon's respect and Joyce’s ...
Young American Archie Van Stratten joins the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I and finds himself in the same company as Sgt. Gordon White. Because Gordon is a serious Marine, he chastises the more flippant Archie, with whom he frequently argues. When entertainer Joyce Moore comes to their camp, both men fall in love with her, causing an even greater rift. After they are sent to the front in France, Archie soon proves himself to be one of the best Marines, thus earning Gordon's respect and Joyce’s love.
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