"The Laughing Gas of The Big Fight!" 30 August 1930 Comedy, War 79 mins
Elmer, rich society loafer, falls for Mary, but she'll have nothing to do with him until (mistakenly thinking that he's hiring a new chauffeur) he accidentally volunteers for the army. Luckily, Mary's signed up to entertain the troops. Unluckily, Elmer's sergeant likes Mary, too. And worst of all, they're all about to ship out for France.
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Buster Keaton as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
Sally Eilers as Mary
Cliff Edwards as Nescopeck
Edward Brophy as Sgt. Brophy
Victor Potel as Svendenburg
Arnold Korff as Gustave
Frank Mayo as Capt. Scott
Pitzy Katz as Abie Cohn
William Steele as Lt. Randolph
Bobby Barber as Doughboy (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey as Recruiter (uncredited)
John Carroll as Doughboy in Elmer's Squad (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham as Guard House Sentry (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee as Riveter (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard as General Hull (uncredited)
Pat Harmon as Induction Non-Com (uncredited)
Edward Sedgwick Director
Edward Sedgwick Songs
Howard Johnson Lyricist
Joseph Meyer Songs
Edward Sedgwick Lyricist
Al Boasberg Story
Sidney Lazarus Story
Buster Keaton Story
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Harry Sharrock First Assistant Director
Gil Perkins Stunts
Sammy Lee Choreographer
Al Boasberg Writer
Richard Schayer Writer
William Axt Music
Leonard Smith Cinematography
United States 30 August 1930
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