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{{short description|1930 film by Edward Sedgwick}}
{{Other uses|Doughboy (disambiguation)}}
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| director = Edward Sedwick
| director = [[Edward Sedgwick]]
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| writer = Dialogue by [[Al Boasberg]] and [[Richard Schayer]].<br>Story by Al Boasberg and Sidney Lazarus
| writer = [[Al Boasberg]]<br>[[Richard Schayer]]<br>Sidney Lazarus
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| starring = [[Buster Keaton]]<br>Sally Ellers<br>[[Cliff Edwards]]<br>[[Edward Brophy]]
| starring = [[Buster Keaton]]<br>[[Sally Eilers]]<br>[[Cliff Edwards]]<br>[[Edward Brophy]]
| music = [[William Axt]]
| music = [[William Axt]]
| cinematography = Leonard Smith
| cinematography = Leonard Smith
| editing = William LeVanway
| editing = William LeVanway
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| studio = Metro Goldwyn Mayer
| distributor = [[MGM]]
| distributor = [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]]
| released = {{Start date|1930|08|30}}
| released = {{Film date|1930|08|30}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
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'''''Doughboys''''' is a 1930 American [[comedy film]] starring [[Buster Keaton]]. It was Keaton's first starring talkie vehicle.<ref name="neibaur">{{cite book | last = Neibaur | first = James L. | title = The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for M-G-M, Educational Pictures, and Columbia | publisher = Scarecrow Press | date = 2010 | location = Lanham, MD | pages = 42 | isbn = 978-0-8108-7682-8}}</ref>


'''''Doughboys''''' is a 1930 American [[Pre-Code]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Buster Keaton]]. It was Keaton's second starring talkie vehicle<ref name="neibaur">{{cite book|last=Neibaur|first=James L.|title=The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for M-G-M, Educational Pictures, and Columbia|url=https://archive.org/details/fallbusterkeaton00neib|url-access=limited|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2010|location=Lanham, MD|page=[https://archive.org/details/fallbusterkeaton00neib/page/n56 42]|isbn=978-0-8108-7682-8}}</ref> and has been called Keaton's "most successful sound Picture."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Flamini |first=Roland |title=Thalberg: The Last Tycoon and the World of M-G-M |publisher=Crown Publishers, Inc. |year=1994 |isbn=9780517586402 |location=New York |pages=231–232 |language=en-us}}</ref> A [[Multiple-language version|Spanish-language version]] was also made under the title, ''De Frente, Marchen.''
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==Plot==
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Elmer (Keaton), a member of the idle rich, is smitten by working girl Mary (Sally Ellers), who will have nothing to do with him. When Elmer's chauffeur gets caught up in an army recruitment drive and quits, Elmer goes to an employment agency to find a new driver and accidentally enlists in the army.


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==Plot==
Elmer learns that Mary is on the base to entertain the troops, but also learns that his drill sargeant, Brophy ([[Edward Brophy]]) is also interested in Mary.
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Elmer ([[Buster Keaton]]), a member of the idle rich, is smitten by working girl Mary ([[Sally Eilers]]), who will have nothing to do with him. When Elmer's chauffeur gets caught up in an army recruitment drive and quits, Elmer goes to an employment agency to find a new driver and accidentally enlists in the army. Elmer learns that Mary is on the base to entertain the troops and learns that his drill sergeant, Brophy ([[Edward Brophy]]), is also interested in Mary.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Buster Keaton]] as Elmer
* [[Buster Keaton]] as Elmer
* Sally Ellers as Mary
* [[Sally Eilers]] as Mary
* [[Cliff Edwards]] as Nescopeck
* [[Cliff Edwards]] as Nescopeck
* [[Edward Brophy]] as Sgt. Brophy
* [[Edward Brophy]] as Sgt. Brophy
* [[Victor Potel]] as Svendenburg
* [[Victor Potel]] as Svendenburg
* [[Arnold Korff]] as Gustav
* [[Arnold Korff]] as Gustav
* [[Frank Mayo]] as Captain Scott
* [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] as Captain Scott
* Pitzy Katz as Abie Cohn
* [[William Steele (actor)|William Steele]] as Lieutenant Randolph
* [[Edward Sedgwick]] as Guggleheimer the Camp Cook (uncredited)


==Reception==
==Reception==
Keaton had creative input in ''Dougboys'', which was partly inspired by his own experience in [[World War I]]. Although the writers kept inserting puns and verbal jokes into the script, Keaton insisted that his dialogue, at least, be less "jokey."<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/443505|430504/Doughboys.html Doughboys], TCM.</ref> Keaton felt that ''Doughboys'' was the best of the films he made for MGM.<ref name="neibaur" />
Keaton had creative input in ''Doughboys'', which was partly inspired by his own experience in [[World War I]]. Although the writers kept inserting puns and verbal jokes into the script, Keaton insisted that his dialogue, at least, be less "jokey."<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/443505|430504/Doughboys.html Doughboys]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, TCM.</ref> Keaton felt that ''Doughboys'' was the best of the films he made for MGM.<ref name="neibaur" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0020838|Doughboys}}
* {{IMDb title|0020838}}
* {{AllMovie title|14483}}
* {{TCMDb title|3225}}
* {{AFI film|3834}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100827/http://www.busterkeaton.com/Films/D03_Doughboys.html ''Doughboys''] at the [[International Buster Keaton Society]]


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For other uses, see Doughboy (disambiguation).

Doughboys
Directed byEdward Sedgwick
Written byAl Boasberg
Richard Schayer
Sidney Lazarus
StarringBuster Keaton
Sally Eilers
Cliff Edwards
Edward Brophy
CinematographyLeonard Smith
Edited byWilliam LeVanway
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
company
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Distributed byMetro Goldwyn Mayer
Release date
  • August 30, 1930 (1930-08-30)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Doughboys is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was Keaton's second starring talkie vehicle[1] and has been called Keaton's "most successful sound Picture."[2] A Spanish-language version was also made under the title, De Frente, Marchen.

Plot

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Elmer (Buster Keaton), a member of the idle rich, is smitten by working girl Mary (Sally Eilers), who will have nothing to do with him. When Elmer's chauffeur gets caught up in an army recruitment drive and quits, Elmer goes to an employment agency to find a new driver and accidentally enlists in the army. Elmer learns that Mary is on the base to entertain the troops and learns that his drill sergeant, Brophy (Edward Brophy), is also interested in Mary.

Cast

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Reception

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Keaton had creative input in Doughboys, which was partly inspired by his own experience in World War I. Although the writers kept inserting puns and verbal jokes into the script, Keaton insisted that his dialogue, at least, be less "jokey."[3] Keaton felt that Doughboys was the best of the films he made for MGM.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Neibaur, James L. (2010). The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for M-G-M, Educational Pictures, and Columbia. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-7682-8.
  2. ^ Flamini, Roland (1994). Thalberg: The Last Tycoon and the World of M-G-M. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780517586402.
  3. ^ Doughboys[permanent dead link], TCM.
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