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The Gay Retreat

The Gay Retreat

19271h
ComedyWar

Status

Released

Release

1927

Runtime

1h

Storyline

"HOLY MACKERELL! WHAT FUN! The GAY RETREAT With Those Two Dizzy Doughboy Comedians of "What Price Glory""

Rich boy Dick Wright, rejected by both the Army and the Navy because he is a sleepwalker, joins an ambulance unit during the war with his chauffeur and valet tagging along to protect him. They accidentally get aboard a regular troop train, arriving in France as members of the U. S. Army. Following a series of comic adventures with a hard-boiled sergeant, Ted and Sam succeed in capturing a detachment of Germans, receiving decorations for their bravery. Along the way, the boys engage in romantic interludes with Betty and Joan, respectively American and French.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h
Sep 25, 1927
Languages
No Language
Director
Benjamin Stoloff
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Fox Film Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

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