The Better 'Ole

1h 35m
ComedyDramaWar
5

The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.

Cast

Syd Chaplin
Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Harold Goodwin
Bert Chester - British Secret Service
Jack Ackroyd
Alfie 'Little Alf'
Edgar Kennedy
Corporal Austin
Charles K. Gerrard
Major Russett
Arthur Clayton
The Colonel (uncredited)
Doris Hill
Joan (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
German Officer (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Gaspard (uncredited)
Hank Mann
German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
The English General (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan
Gen. Stein (uncredited)
Al Thompson
The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)

Crew

Charles Reisner
Director, Screenplay
Arthur Eliot
Writer
Bruce Bairnsfather
Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenplay
Ray Enright
Editor
Edwin B. DuPar
Director of Photography
Sandy Roth
Assistant Director
Maurice Baron
Original Music Composer
Ben Carré
Art Direction

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