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Doughboys
starring: Buster Keaton, Sally Eilers, Cliff Edwards, Edward Brophy, Victor Potel
directed by: Edward Sedgwick

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302641844
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302641845
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: January 27, 1993
Running Time: 81 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: August 30, 1930
Sales Rank: 35762

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- There's plenty to like here if you 're a Buster fan
This isn't a four star film if you're not a fan of Buster Keaton. However, if you are a fan, it has a far more independent feel to it than its predecessor, Free and Easy, which was Buster's first talkie. Here Buster plays a wealthy young man who doesn't quite get how the rest of the world works until he manages to accidentally join the Army and is shipped overseas during World War I. Ed Brophy does a great job as an over-loud sergeant who is always on Buster's case, and Cliff Edwards pairs up well with Keaton in a musical number and a skit. This is probably second to Speak Easily as being the best of Keaton's MGM talkies, although there is still no comparison to his silent features. Maybe this film is OK because it seems that Buster was allowed to put more of his stamp on it than his other ... Read More

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- D'oh!
The wonderful Turner Classic Movies recently broadcast DOUGHBOYS during a Buster Keaton marathon in which they had just aired three of Keaton's 20s silent short films. The difference between this film and those classics was enormous. Conventional wisdom tells us that Buster Keaton's career plummeted (after peaking in the 1920s) when he signed his MGM contract, thus losing the creative control that he had enjoyed previously.

I knew this fact previously, so I went into DOUGHBOYS not expecting much. It was a comedy war film following Keaton's character from army boot training to combat. There have been other movies that have taken these elements and made entertaining and funny scenarios out of them, so I assumed that there existed the potential for quality. I made it a point to ... Read More

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- Doughboys
DOUGHBOYS is OK. This is Buster's second talkie for MGM. Doughboys starts out with Buster playing a "rich guy" character similar to his role Battling Butler and The Navigator. That part is nice. As is the ending. In between, Doughboys is just a typical "military comedy".

Ed Brophy, as a sergeant, SCREAMS all his lines.The musical scene and the singing number with Cliff Edwards are good. The only classic Buster scene is when Buster and the girl try to figure out what to do with a bomb. That couple of minutes is the equal of Buster's great silent work. And the finish is pretty good. At least Buster gets the girl.

Doughboys does not measure up to the standards of "Free and Easy", Buster's first talkie. However, it is much better than Buster's last four MGM talkies.

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- Ukulele Buster
"Doughboys" features Buster as a rich kid who erroneously enlists in the US Army during World War 1. Supposedly, some of the scenes are based on his experiences when he actually served in the war.

This film is set in 1917, according to the newspaper headline at the beginning of the picture that announces that President Wilson is calling for volunteers. However, if you looked away from the TV for 2 seconds and didn't see that headline, you would think it was set in 1930, when the film was made. Obviously, the MGM wardrobe department neglected to dress the cast and extras according to the style of the 1910's. None of the women are wearing corsets, long hair, big hats, lace-up shoes, or hemlines below the knee. None of the men are wearing derbies. All of the fashion you see is ... Read More

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- Some Classic Keaton Moments
"Doughboys" (1930) was inspired by Buster Keaton's World War I experiences. Unlike the majority of his MGM talkies, the studio allowed Keaton more creative input for this military comedy. Directed by Edward Sedgwick, "Doughboys" has some classic moments - such as Buster's performance in drag and his scat-singing with Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards - that make up for the dead spots. Though Keaton was fond of "Doughboys," it's a far cry from "The General" and "Seven Chances."

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