The Better 'Ole (1926)

Name: The Better 'Ole
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1926-10-23
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Syd Chaplin, Harold Goodwin, Jack Ackroyd, Edgar Kennedy, Charles K. Gerrard

95 min★ 6.2 · 313 votes

Comedy
Drama
War

The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.

Release date: October 23, 1926
Country of origin: United States
Budget: $449,000
Box office: $1,273,000

Cast

Syd Chaplin as Pvt. William 'Old Bill' Busby
Harold Goodwin as Bert Chester - British Secret Service
Jack Ackroyd as Alfie - 'Little Alf'
Edgar Kennedy as Cpl. Austin
Charles K. Gerrard as Maj. Russett
Demetrius Alexis as German Sergeant
Arthur Clayton as The Colonel
Doris Hill as Waitress
Olaf Hytten as German Officer
Tom Kennedy as The Blacksmith

Crew

Charles Reisner · Director
Bruce Bairnsfather · Writer
Arthur Eliot · Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck · Writer
Charles Reisner · Writer
Edwin B. DuPar · Cinematographer
Ray Enright · Editor