''The Gaieties of the Squadron'' (French: ''Les gaîtés de l'escadron'') is a 1913 French silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Joseph Faivre and Maurice Tourneur and starring Edmond Duquesne,

Henry Roussel Henry Roussel (1875–1946), also known as Henry Roussell, was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. He starred in well over 40 films between 1912 and 1939. Selecte ...

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 ''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron '' or ''Les Gaietés de l'escadron'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courtel ...

'' (1932).

Plot

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

Cast

* Edmond Duquesne as Capitaine Hurtulet *

as Le général * Henri Gouget as L'adjudant Flick *

Pierre Delmonde Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

Maurice de Féraudy Maurice de Féraudy (born in Joinville-le-Pont on December 3, 1859 - died in Paris May 12, 1932) was a French songwriter, stage and film director, and actor at the Comédie-Française. He was the father of actor Jacques de Féraudy Jacques de F� ...

* Charles Krauss * Fernande Petit * Polaire

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1913 films 1913 comedy films French comedy films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur French silent short films Military humor in film French black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1910s French films {{1910s-France-film-stub