Plastered in Paris (1928 film)

Plastered in Paris
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Harry Brand
Lou Breslow
Edwin J. Burke
Andrew Rice
Harry Sweet
Starring Sammy Cohen
Jack Pennick
Lola Salvi
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Production
company
Distributed by Fox Film
Release date
September 23, 1928
Running time
62 minutes
Country United States
Language English intertitles

Plastered in Paris is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Sammy Cohen, Jack Pennick and Lola Salvi.[1]

Originally made as a silent film, music and sound effects were then added using the Movietone system. It was intended as a parody of Foreign Legion films such as Beau Geste. However, this drew some criticism for its mockery of the Foreign Legion, which an observer compared to the British Guards Regiments as being above parody.[2]

Synopsis

Two former American doughboys return to Paris after ten years for an American Legion convention. However, due to a mistake, they end up joining the French Foreign Legion. While serving in North Africa they rescue a General's daughter from a harem.

Cast

References

  1. Solomon p.310
  2. Grieveson & Kramer p.326

Bibliography

  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
  • Lee Grieveson & Peter Kramer. The Silent Cinema Reader. Psychology Press, 2004.
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