The Bugle Call

For the manga series, see The Bugle Call: Song of War.

The Bugle Call
Lobby card
Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Screenplay by	Josephine Lovett Fanny Hatton (titles) Frederic Hatton (titles)
Story by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring	Jackie Coogan Claire Windsor
Cinematography	André Barlatier – (French Wikipedia)
Edited by	Sam Zimbalist
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 6, 1927 (1927-08-06)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Bugle Call is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jackie Coogan and Claire Windsor, which was released on August 6, 1927. ^[1]

The Lost Film Files database lists this film as being lost. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Billy Randalph (Coogan) who is a young bugler on a frontier cavalry post in the mid-1870s, whose stepmother Alice Tremayne (Windsor) attempts to replace his real mother who only lives in his memory. ^[4]

Cast

• Jackie Coogan as Billy Randolph
• Claire Windsor as Alice Tremayne
• Herbert Rawlinson as Capt. Randolph
• Tom O'Brien as Sgt. Doolan
• Harry Todd as Cpl. Jansen
• Nelson McDowell as Luke
• Sarah Padden as Luke's Wife
• Johnny Mack Brown Bit (uncredited)

Crew

• Cedric Gibbons – Art Director
• David Townsend – Set Design
• André-ani – Costume Design

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Bugle Call
2. The Bugle Call at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Metro Goldwyn Mayer 1927
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Bugle Call
4. "American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921–1930," University of California Press, 1971, p. 97

External links

• The Bugle Call at IMDb