Movie Description

Bud's Recruit

(1918)

Overview

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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Facts

Original TitleBud's Recruit

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1918-01-18

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 26m

Production CompaniesBoy City Film

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Drama