Rookies (1927 film)
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Written by | Joe Farnham Bryan Morgan |
| Starring | Karl Dane George K. Arthur |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Rookies is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Wood and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that starring Karl Dane and George K. Arthur.[1] Because of the popularity of this film, this would be the first of several collaborations between the two actors.[2]
Plot
During World War I an entertainer named Greg Lee (Arthur) gets drafted as a private and gets pitted against a tough Drill Sergeant Diggs ( Dane). Private Lee does everything he can to annoy Sergeant Diggs thinking it will get him thrown out of the Army. Both men have their sights set on the pretty Betty Wayne (Day) and the two men find themselves set adrift in a reconnaissance balloon.
Cast
- Karl Dane as Sergeant Diggs
- George K. Arthur as Greg Lee
- Marceline Day as Betty Wayne
- Louise Lorraine as Zella Fay
- Frank Currier as The Judge
- E. H. Calvert as The Colonel
- Tom O'Brien as Sgt. O'Brien
- Charles Sullivan as Cpl. Sullivan
- Lincoln Stedman as Sleepy
- Gene Stone as Smarty
Crew
- Cedric Gibbons - Set Designer
- David Townsend - Set Designer
- Andre'-ani - Costume Design
- Herbert I. Leeds - Title Illustration (credited as Bert Levy)
Preservation
A copy of the film is preserved by MGM[3] and a trailer is held by the Library of Congress.[4]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rookies at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rookies
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, p. 155, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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