Sons o' Guns (1936)
Sons o' Guns (1936)
Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn't want to join the Army. To evade some troubles with fellow actress Berenice, he acts like joining the forces going over there, but that turns out to be real. In France he falls in love with a French barmaid and is arrested as spy. He escapes from prison, only to end in the uniform of a German officer leading "his" soldiers in an Allied trap. But being escaped from prison and wearing the enemy's uniform isn't that healthy in wartime.

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Cast

Joe E. Brown Joe E. Brown As: Jimmy Canfield
Joan Blondell Joan Blondell As: Yvonne
Eric Blore Eric Blore As: Hobson
Beverly Roberts Beverly Roberts As: Mary Harper
Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds As: Lieut. Burton
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Storyline

Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn't want to join the Army. To evade some troubles with fellow actress Berenice, he acts like joining the forces going over there, but that turns out to be real. In France he falls in love with a French barmaid and is arrested as spy. He escapes from prison, only to end in the uniform of a German officer leading "his" soldiers in an Allied trap. But being escaped from prison and wearing the enemy's uniform isn't that healthy in wartime.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, War

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 13 May 1936

Country: US

Runtime: 75m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Jimmy Canfield

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Yvonne

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Hobson

Beverly Roberts

Beverly Roberts

Mary Harper

Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds

Lieut. Burton

Wini Shaw

Wini Shaw

Bernice Pearce

Joe King

Joe King

General Harper

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Pierre

G.P. Huntley

G.P. Huntley

Captain Ponsonby-Falcke

Frank Mitchell

Frank Mitchell

Ritter

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Vogel

David Worth

David Worth

Arthur Travers

Hans Joby

Hans Joby

German Prisoner

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Carl

Otto Fries

Otto Fries

German Spy

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

German Spy

Robert Adair

Robert Adair

Sentry

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

German Ordered to Retreat

Bill Dagwell

Bill Dagwell

Soldier

James Eagles

James Eagles

Young Soldier

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Apache Dancer

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Apache Dancer

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Sentry

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Military Policeman

Allen Mathews

Allen Mathews

Military Policeman

Henry Otho

Henry Otho

Apache Dancer

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson

Gate Guard

Eddie Shubert

Eddie Shubert

Military Policeman

Leo Sulky

Leo Sulky

Soldier

Don Turner

Don Turner

Soldier

Denny Sullivan

Denny Sullivan

Private

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

French to English Translator

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Soldier

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Military Policeman

Directed By

Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon

Director

Writing Credits

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Screenplay

Jerry Wald

Jerry Wald

Screenplay

Production Crew

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Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Sol Polito

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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