''Yankee Doodle in Berlin'' is a 1919 American silent comedy and World War I propaganda film from producer

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

. It was Sennett's most expensive production up to that time.

Hiram Abrams Hiram Abrams (22 February 1878 – 15 November 1926) was an early American movie mogul and one of the first presidents of Paramount Pictures. He was also the first managing director of United Artists. Biography Hiram was born in Portland, Maine ...

was the original State's Rights marketer before the film's release, but producer Sol Lesser bought the rights in March 1919.

Bothwell Browne Bothwell Browne (born Walter Bothwell Bruhn; 1877–1947) was a Danish American stage and film performer, best known as a female impersonator. Early life Born in Copenhagen, Browne grew up in San Francisco and developed a vaudeville act. At on ...

was a famous

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from Northern Europe. At the time this movie was produced he was the European rival of famous American cross-dresser

Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notic ...

, who starred in very similar plotted World War I propaganda film ''

The Isle of Love ''The Isle of Love'' is a 1922 recut of a 1920 American silent drama film ''Over the Rhine'' aka ''An Adventuress'' starring female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The film also contained two actors unknown during filming: Virginia Rappe and Rudo ...

'' (original title ''Over the Rhine''). The film was later condensed for rerelease and titled ''The Kaiser's Last Squeal''. The film is preserved by the Library of Congress. Copies also held by Museum of Modern Art, BFI Film and Television, Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Academy Film Archive Bev. Hills.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Yankee Doodle in Berlin''
Retrieved November 3, 2017

Plot

Captain Bob White, an American aviator behind enemy lines, disguises himself as a woman in order to fool and steal an important map from the members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.

Cast

References

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1919 films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films American World War I propaganda films American black-and-white films Cross-dressing in American films Films directed by F. Richard Jones Cultural depictions of Wilhelm II Surviving American silent films 1910s American films Silent war films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub