Doughboys (1930)
80 mins | Comedy | 30 August 1930
Director:
Edward SedgwickWriters:
Richard Schayer, Al Boasberg, Sidney LazarusCinematographer:
Leonard SmithEditor:
William Le VanwayProduction Designer:
Cedric GibbonsProduction Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.A working title of the film was The Big Shot. Var and some other contemporary sources listed the film's title as two words, Dough Boys. A Spanish-language version of the picture, ¡De frente, marchen! (1930, See Entry), also starred Buster Keaton. ...
A working title of the film was The Big Shot. Var and some other contemporary sources listed the film's title as two words, Dough Boys. A Spanish-language version of the picture, ¡De frente, marchen! (1930, See Entry), also starred Buster Keaton.
Wealthy Elmer Stuyvesant tries to court an unwilling shopgirl during a recruiting parade, and his chauffeur decides to join the Army. While trying to hire a new chauffeur, Elmer stumbles upon a recruiting office; and before he can protest, he is being given an induction physical. His aristocratic hauteur is soon flattened by a tough sergeant, Brophy, but he finds solace in the charms of Mary, a canteen girl; and when sent to the front, he becomes a hero by ...
Wealthy Elmer Stuyvesant tries to court an unwilling shopgirl during a recruiting parade, and his chauffeur decides to join the Army. While trying to hire a new chauffeur, Elmer stumbles upon a recruiting office; and before he can protest, he is being given an induction physical. His aristocratic hauteur is soon flattened by a tough sergeant, Brophy, but he finds solace in the charms of Mary, a canteen girl; and when sent to the front, he becomes a hero by accident.
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