A Soldier's Plaything

A Soldier's Plaything

1930
Romance
Comedy
56m
The story takes place towards the end of the first World War. Ben Lyon is gambling with some friends. When one of them accuses him of cheating they get into a fight. When Lyon sees the man fall down the stairs he assume he has died and escapes with his friend, played by Harry Langdon, before the police arrive by joining a parade of men who are enlisting for the army. They end up joining together as Langdon has already made up his mind that he wants to be in the army. (en.wikipedia.org)
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A Soldier's Plaything

1930
Romance
Comedy
56m
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Rated 15 May 2013
30
33rd
A early comedy talkie with Ben Lyon as the pretty boy lead and Harry Langdon as the clown, and both end up in the army. Like most comedies from that era, it's a lot of nonsense. A few jokes put together, mashed in with a few singing numbers and no real plot except a setting which was World War 1, except no combat for these guys. Still trying to figure out a formula that could work for the sound era. This one mostly fails, but Langdon's got a few scenes which are funny. The rest is pretty random.

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