Behind the Front (1926)
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Behind the Front is a raucous silent vehicle for Paramount's Mutt-and-Jeff comedy team of Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. The film begins during the early months of World War I; myopic detective Beery chases pickpocket Hatton into an "enlistment" party held by pretty socialite Mary… More Behind the Front is a raucous silent vehicle for Paramount's Mutt-and-Jeff comedy team of Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. The film begins during the early months of World War I; myopic detective Beery chases pickpocket Hatton into an "enlistment" party held by pretty socialite Mary Brian. The boys are so moonstruck by her that both agree to sign up for the Army on the spot. The rest of the film is comprised of familiar but hilarious war-comedy sight gags; the overall mood is encapsulated by the wisecracking subtitles of Ralph Spence (sample: "Listening Post...Where Men are Men but wish they weren't"). Behind the Front is punctuated by a terrific closing gag, wherein Beery and Hatton team up after the Armistice to beat to a pulp the young man (Richard Arlen) in charge of the company that produces their indigestible "K Rations"--a young man who happens to be the fiance of leading lady Mary Brian. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
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Cast
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Wallace Beery
as Riff Swanson
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Raymond Hatton
as Shorty McGee
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Mary Brian
as Betty Bartlett-Cooper
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Hayden Stevenson
as Capt. Bartlett-Cooper
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Chester Conklin
as Scottie
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Tom Kennedy
as Sergeant
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Frances Raymond
as Mrs. Bartlett-Cooper
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Richard Arlen
as Percy Brown
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Gertrude Astor
as French Barmaid
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Melbourne MacDowell
as Mr. Bartlett-Cooper
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Jerry Mandy
as Limburger Soldier
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Charles Sullivan
as Soldier
