His First Command

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His First Command
His First Command.jpg
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Written by Jack Jungmeyer
James Gleason
Gregory La Cava
Produced by Ralph Block
Starring William Boyd
Dorothy Sebastian
Gavin Gordon
Cinematography John J. Mescall
Arthur C. Miller
Edited by Doane Harrison
Production
company
Pathé Exchange
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • December 28, 1929 (1929-12-28)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

His First Command is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian and Gavin Gordon. [1] Location shooting took place at Fort Riley in Kansas. The film featured color sequences in Multicolor.

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Synopsis

A playboy falls in love with the daughter of the commandant of an American post. He enlists in order to be close to her, but soon finds that his manners irritate the other soldiers.

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References

  1. Munden p.352

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