His First Command (Reel 4) (1929-12-28, silent)
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Description:
Description: Reel 4 of 6, in very poor condition.
Synopsis of entire film:
"A playboy falls in love with the daughter of the commandant of an American post. He enlists in order to be close to her, but soon finds that his manners irritate the other soldiers."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_First_Command
accessed 12/11/2023
Can notes: "No. 9059 / Pr 1 / Reels 6 / reel No. 4"
Ends abruptly because film is very warped and crumbled at end of reel during scan.
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1920s, Social classes
Tags: horse riding; horses; intertitles; decayed film; shrunken film; soldier with horse; Black domestic worker; warped film; closeup hand knocking on door
Film Sponsor:
Creator: Pathé Exchange
Credits: Directed by Gregory La Cava
Written by Jack Jungmeyer, James Gleason, Gregory La Cava
Produced by Ralph Block
Cast:
William Boyd as Terry Culver
Dorothy Sebastian as Judy Gaylord
Gavin Gordon as Lt. Freddie Allen
Helen Parrish as Jane Sargent
Alphonse Ethier as Col. Gaylord
Howard Hickman as Maj. Hall
Paul Hurst as Sgt. Westbrook
Jules Cowles as Cpl. Jones
Rose Tapley as Mrs. Pike
Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Sargent
Charles R. Moore as Homer
Distributor: Pathe Exchange
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Mogull Bros.
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date:
Release Date: 1929-12-28
Geographical Location:
Genre/Form: short, silent, fiction
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: print, positive
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code:
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 297
Complete Record: Description: Reel 4 of 6, in very poor condition. Synopsis of entire film: "A playboy falls in love with the daughter of the commandant of an American post. He enlists in order to be close to her, but soon finds that his manners irritate the other soldiers." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_First_Command accessed 12/11/2023 Can notes: "No. 9059 / Pr 1 / Reels 6 / reel No. 4" Ends abruptly because film is very warped and crumbled at end of reel during scan. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1920s, Social classes Tags: horse riding; horses; intertitles; decayed film; shrunken film; soldier with horse; Black domestic worker; warped film; closeup hand knocking on door Film Sponsor: Creator: Pathé Exchange Credits: Directed by Gregory La Cava Written by Jack Jungmeyer, James Gleason, Gregory La Cava Produced by Ralph Block Cast: William Boyd as Terry Culver Dorothy Sebastian as Judy Gaylord Gavin Gordon as Lt. Freddie Allen Helen Parrish as Jane Sargent Alphonse Ethier as Col. Gaylord Howard Hickman as Maj. Hall Paul Hurst as Sgt. Westbrook Jules Cowles as Cpl. Jones Rose Tapley as Mrs. Pike Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Sargent Charles R. Moore as Homer Distributor: Pathe Exchange Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Mogull Bros. Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1929-12-28 Geographical Location: Genre/Form: short, silent, fiction Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: print, positive Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 297
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