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Buck Privates
Buck Privates

Buck Privates

January 29, 1928
1h 10m
Comedy
War
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Pvt. Smith, an American soldier stationed in a German town during the occupation of Germany after World War I, falls in love with the daughter of the town's leading citizen. The problem is that his sworn enemy, Sgt. Butts, also has designs on the girl. Butts comes up with a plan to get rid of his competition and get the girl for himself, but things don't go quite the way he planned.

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Details

Director
Melville W. Brown
Cast
Lya De Putti, Malcolm McGregor, Zasu Pitts, James A. Marcus, Eddie Gribbon, Taylor N. Duncan, Bud Jamison, Les Bates
Release Date
January 29, 1928
Production
Universal Pictures

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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