The Better 'Ole
1926 · 1h 35m · Passed
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
Charles Reisner
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The Better 'Ole
Overview
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
Director and cast
- Charles Reisner Director
- Sydney Chaplin as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
- Harold Goodwin as Bert Chester - British Secret Service
- Jack Ackroyd as Alfie 'Little Alf'
- Edgar Kennedy as Corporal Austin
- Charles K. Gerrard as Major Russett
- Arthur Clayton as The Colonel (uncredited)
- Doris Hill as Joan (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten as German Officer (uncredited)
- Tom Kennedy as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Theodore Lorch as Gaspard (uncredited)
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