Bud's Recruit (1918)
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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.
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Wallace BrennanBud Gilbert (as Wallis Brennan)
Robert GordonReggie GilbertRuth HamptonEdithThomas BellamyBlack BoyErnest Butterworth Jr.White Boy
Mildred DavisEdith's SisterJudge Willis BrownHimself / CommentatorMovie DNA
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What is Bud's Recruit about?
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.
How long is Bud's Recruit?
Bud's Recruit has a runtime of 26 minutes.