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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 277

Half Shot at Sunrise

193078 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 78:03
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

Two American soldiers in wartime Paris would rather pursue women than military duties. They go absent without leave and impersonate officers to improve their chances. Their schemes make avoiding the military police increasingly difficult and draw their commander into the confusion.

Cast

Bert Wheeler

Tommy Turner

Robert Woolsey

Gilbert Simpson

Dorothy Lee

Annette Marshall

Hugh Trevor

Lieutenant Jim Reed

DirectorsPaul Sloane

Historical context

The First World War supplies a setting for military farce rather than battlefield reconstruction. Uniforms and rank become tools of romantic deception, turning the army's hierarchy into a comic resource.

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Bert Wheeler — NBC Blue Network · Public domain
Robert Woolsey — RKO Radio Pictures · Public domain
Dorothy Lee — Picture Play Magazine · Public domain
Hugh Trevor — Cine Mundial · Public domain

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