| Doughboys | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Al Boasberg Richard Schayer Sidney Lazarus |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Sally Eilers Cliff Edwards Edward Brophy |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | William LeVanway |
| Music by | William Axt |
Production company | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doughboys is a 1930 AmericanPre-Codecomedy film starringBuster Keaton. It was Keaton's second starring talkie vehicle[1] and has been called Keaton's "most successful sound Picture."[2] ASpanish-language version was also made under the title,De Frente, Marchen.
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.
Keaton had creative input inDoughboys, which was partly inspired by his own experience inWorld 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 thatDoughboys was the best of the films he made for MGM.[1]
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