The Better 'Ole Trailer (1926)
23 October 1926 Drama, Comedy, War 95 mins
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
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Cast
Syd 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)
Hank Mann as German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)
Tom McGuire as The English General (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan as Gen. Stein (uncredited)
Al Thompson as The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)
Crew
Charles Reisner Director
Darryl F. Zanuck Screenplay
Bruce Bairnsfather Writer
Edwin B. DuPar Director of Photography
Maurice Baron Original Music Composer
Ray Enright Editor
Arthur Eliot Writer
Sandy Roth Assistant Director
Charles Reisner Screenplay
Ben Carré Art Direction
International Releases Dates
United States 07 October 1926
Production Companies
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