Bud's Recruit
Bud's Recruit1918
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This WWI home-front comedy is the earliest surviving film of King Vidor, who would later go on to make such classics as The Big Parade and The Crowd. A two-reeler, it's a propaganda comedy involving a little boy who can't wait to go fight against the Kaiser, and who sets an unrelentingly patriotic (and militaristic) example for his draft-age, feminized brother and peace-lovin' mother.
DirectorKing VidorStudioBoy City Film
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| WWallace BrennanBud Gilbert (as Wallis Brennan) | Bud Gilbert (as Wallis Brennan) |
 Robert GordonReggie Gilbert | Reggie Gilbert |
| RRuth HamptonEdith | Edith |
| TThomas BellamyBlack Boy | Black Boy |
| EErnest Butterworth Jr.White Boy | White Boy |
 Mildred DavisEdith's Sister | Edith's Sister |
| JJudge Willis BrownHimself / Commentator | Himself / Commentator |