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Behind the Front (1926)

1926-02-22 · 1h 4m · EN
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During World War I a young man joins the army and winds up befriending another young recruit, not knowing that it's the same pickpocket who stole his watch. After finishing basic training, the two are sent to the front lines in France, where they wind up in trouble with the MPs, getting involved with some cute French girls and "volunteering" for a dangerous front-line mission, and their antics result in their endangering the armistice.

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A. Edward SutherlandDirectorEthel DohertyWriterMonte BriceWriterRalph SpenceWriter

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Wallace BeeryWallace BeeryRiff SwansonRaymond HattonRaymond HattonShorty McKeeMary BrianMary BrianBetty Bartlett-CooperRichard ArlenRichard ArlenPercy BrownHayden StevensonHayden StevensonCapt. Bartlett-CooperChester ConklinChester ConklinScottieTom KennedyTom KennedySergeantFrances RaymondFrances RaymondMrs. Bartlett-CooperMelbourne MacDowellMelbourne MacDowellMr. Bartlett-CooperJerry MandyJerry MandyLimburger soldierCharles SullivanCharles SullivanSoldierGertrude AstorGertrude AstorFrench barmaid

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Genre affinityComedy · WarDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference189982Actor preference308884 · 310277 · 476409

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What is Behind the Front about?

During World War I a young man joins the army and winds up befriending another young recruit, not knowing that it's the same pickpocket who stole his watch. After finishing basic training, the two are sent to the front lines in France, where they wind up in trouble with the MPs, getting involved with some cute French girls and "volunteering" for a dangerous front-line mission, and their antics result in their endangering the armistice.

How long is Behind the Front?

Behind the Front has a runtime of 64 minutes.