Behind the Front (film)

Behind the Front is a 1926 American silent war comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] The film was based on the novel The Spoils of War by Hugh Wiley.[3]

Behind the Front
Theatrical poster
Directed byA. Edward Sutherland
Written byMonte Brice (adaptation)
Ethel Doherty (screenplay)
Based onThe Spoils of War
by Hugh Wiley
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringWallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
CinematographyCharles P. Boyle
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1926 (1926-02-22)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
1925 advertisements

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] two men, enemies in civil life, enlist in the army during World War I at the behest of a young woman who tells each of them that she loves him. They become buddies and share a medley of mishaps behind the lines in France. They return to America and go to the young woman’s house. There they find her the central figure in a wedding. They maul her husband-to-be and leave. A small incident recreates their enmity towards each other and their private war begins again.

Cast

Preservation

A print of Behind the Front is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection and UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]

See also

References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Behind the Front
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Behind the Front at silentera.com
  3. "Hugh Wiley Biography".
  4. "New Pictures: Behind the Front", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (12): 67, December 12, 1925, retrieved December 1, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Behind the Front
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