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The Gay Retreat (1927)
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Overview
Rich boy Dick Wright, rejected by both the Army and the Navy because he is a sleepwalker, joins an ambulance unit during the war with his chauffeur and valet tagging along to protect him. They accidentally get aboard a regular troop train, arriving in France as members of the U. S. Army. Following a series of comic adventures with a hard-boiled sergeant, Ted and Sam succeed in capturing a detachment of Germans, receiving decorations for their bravery. Along the way, the boys engage in romantic interludes with Betty and Joan, respectively American and French.
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Sammy Cohen | Betty Francisco | Judy King | Holmes Herbert | Ted McNamara | Gene Cameron | Jerry Madden