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The Gaieties of the Squadron

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'The Gaieties of the Squadron' (French: 'Les gats de l'escadron') is a 1913 French silent comedy film directed by Joseph Faivre and Maurice Tourneur and starring Edmond Duquesne, Henry Roussel and Henri Gouget.Waldman p.7 It is a military-based farce adapted from the popular play by Georges Courteline. Tourneur later remade it as a sound film 'Fun in the Barracks' (1932).

Plot



The life of disorderly soldiers in the barracks dealing with daily routines.

Cast



* Edmond Duquesne as Capitaine Hurtulet

* Henry Roussel as Le gnral

* Henri Gouget as L'adjudant Flick

* Pierre Delmonde

* Maurice de Fraudy

* Charles Krauss

* Fernande Petit

* Polaire

References



Bibliography



* Waldman, Harry. 'Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films'. McFarland, 2001.


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