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It's the Old Army Game
General Details
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Writer:
J.P. McEvoy, W.C. Fields
Theatrical:
1926
Rated:
NR
Studio:
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Genre:
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Duration:
105
IMDb:
0017004
DVD Details
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
UPC:
0644827277223
Discs:
1
Region:
0
Release:
Dec 2009
Price:
$19.99
Credits
Elmer Prettywillie
W.C. Fields
Mildred Marshall
Louise Brooks
Tessie Overholt
Blanche Ring
George Parker
William Gaxton
Sarah Pancoast
Mary Foy
Mickey
Mickey Bennett
Society Bather
Josephine Dunn
Society Bather
Jack Luden
Artist
George Currie
Summary
Blundering druggist Elmer Prettywillie (W. C. Fields) suffers a catastrophic day at his store until the scheming "president" of a real estate company makes him an offer he can't refuse. This entertaining silent film includes a concoction of silly skits, and features a trashy picnic on an elegant estate lawn that Prettywillie thought was a public park. Louise Brooks plays a radiant drug store "counter attraction" who also attracts the schemer's eye. The moral of the story, according to Prettywille, is "a bird in the hand is a hard pill to swallow. In a word, never give a sucker an even break -- it's the old army game." A similar film, It's a Gift, starring W.C. Fields, was released in 1934