''Anybody's War'' is a 1930 American
pre-Code
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Two Black Crows
The Two Black Crows (also called The Black Crows and Moran and Mack) was a blackface comedy act popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The duo appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, comedy records, and in film features and shorts.
History
The ...
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comedy film
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directed by
Richard Wallace and written by
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually ...
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Hector Turnbull and Walter Weems. The film stars
George Moran,
Charles Mack,
Joan Peers,
Neil Hamilton, Walter Weems and
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington (May 14, 1898 – February 3, 1989) was an American character actress active from the 1920s through 1960.
Career overview
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Betty Farrington played mostly supporting and minor roles during her caree ...
. The film was released on July 10, 1930, by
Paramount Pictures
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The film features Moran and Mack in
blackface
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going to the frontline of the war in France and involved in a love story. The film is an adaptation of Charles E. Mack's ''Two Black Crows in the A.E.F.''
published a recording of the performers acting out the show.
The film followed their 1929 film ''
Why Bring That Up?''. They also had a radio show.
Plot
Cast
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George Moran as Willie
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Charles Mack as Amos Crow
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Joan Peers as Mary Jane Robinson
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Neil Hamilton as Red Reinhardt
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Walter Weems as Sergeant Skipp
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Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington (May 14, 1898 – February 3, 1989) was an American character actress active from the 1920s through 1960.
Career overview
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Betty Farrington played mostly supporting and minor roles during her caree ...
as Camilla
*Walter McGrail as Captain Davis
References
External links
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1930 films
1930s English-language films
American comedy films
1930 comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Richard Wallace
Military comedy films
Western Front (World War I) films
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
English-language comedy films
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