''Finders Keepers'' is a surviving 1928 silent military-comedy film directed by

Wesley Ruggles Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. Life and work He was born in Los Angeles, California, younger brother of actor Charlie Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a do ...

and ?Otis B. Thayer and starring Laura La Plante and John Harron. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film may or may not be a remake of a 1921 film ''

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'' singularly directed by Thayer.

Cast

Laura La Plante Laura La Plante (born Laura Laplante; November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996) was an American film actress, whose more notable performances were in the silent era. Early life La Plante was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 1, 1904, the da ...

- Barbara Hastings *

John Harron John Harron (March 31, 1903 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1940. Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron. Harron di ...

- Carter Brooks *

Edmund Breese Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Renshaw Breese and Josephine Busby. The Opera House in Eureka Spring ...

- Colonel Hastings * Eddie Phillips - 2nd Lt. Kenneth Purdy *Arthur Rankin - Pvt. Blondy Jones *

Jack Oakie Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's ''The Great Dictator'' (194 ...

- B.B. Brown *Joseph P. Mack - Chaplain *

Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. Biography Born in 1893, Dearing started in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach, including several with La ...

- Seargeant *William Gorman - Bozo *S. May Stone - Mrs. Satterlee ''unbilled'' *

Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature fil ...

- -Doughboy/Gate Guard *

Richard "Skeets" Gallagher Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891 – May 22, 1955) was an American actor. He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with grey from the age of sixteen. Biography He was born on July 28, 1891 in Terre Haute, Indiana ...

- Soldier who pursues Blondy

Preservation status

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress from elements preserved and prepared by Universal. Its trailer also exists in the Library of Congress. 'trailer''''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.57 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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* * 1928 films American silent feature films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Wesley Ruggles Films based on short fiction American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1928 comedy films Films based on works by Mary Roberts Rinehart Surviving American silent films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub