His First Command

His First Command
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
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Synopsis

The film

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.

Cast

• William Boyd as Terry Culver
• Dorothy Sebastian as Judy Gaylord
• Gavin Gordon as Lt. Freddie Allen
• Helen Parrish as Jane Sargent
• Alphonse Ethier as Col. Gaylord
• Howard Hickman as Maj. Hall
• Paul Hurst as Sgt. Westbrook
• Jules Cowles as Cpl. Jones
• Rose Tapley as Mrs. Pike
• Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Sargent
• Charles R. Moore as Homer

References

1. Munden p.352

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• His First Command at IMDb