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The Better 'Ole
The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

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ComedyDramaWar

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

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Budget

$449000

Revenue

$1273000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

23 October 1926

Country

United States of America

Cast

Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Bert Chester - British Secret Service

Jack Ackroyd

Jack Ackroyd

Alfie 'Little Alf'

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Corporal Austin

Charles K. Gerrard

Charles K. Gerrard

Major Russett

Arthur Clayton

Arthur Clayton

The Colonel (uncredited)

Doris Hill

Doris Hill

Joan (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

German Officer (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

The Blacksmith (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch

Gaspard (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

The English General (uncredited)

Kewpie Morgan

Kewpie Morgan

Gen. Stein (uncredited)

Al Thompson

Al Thompson

The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)

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