Troopers Three
| Troopers Three | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by |
Norman Taurog B. Reeves Eason |
| Produced by | Arthur Guy Empey |
| Written by |
Arthur Guy Empey (story) Jack Natteford (scenario) |
| Starring |
Rex Lease Roscoe Karns |
| Cinematography |
Benjamin H. Kline Ernest Miller Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Troopers Three (1930) is an American Pre-Code silent comedy film,[1] produced and distributed by Tiffany Studios.
Cast
- Rex Lease ... Eddie Haskins
- Dorothy Gulliver ... Dorothy Clark
- Roscoe Karns ... "Bugs"
- Slim Summerville ... "Sunny"
- Tom London ... Sgt. Hank Darby
- Joseph W. Girard ... Capt. Harris (billed as Joseph Girard)
Plot
Eddie Haskins (Lease) , a wisecracking young man, teams up with two ham-acrobats known as 'Bugs & Sunny' (Karns and Summerville). When they are all kicked out of a vaudeville theater in California, they enlist in the U. S. Cavalry.
Eddie falls in love with Dorothy Clark (Gulliver), the daughter of a sergeant and, following a moonlight tryst, they are discovered by Sergeant Hank Darby (London) who himself is in love with Dorothy. They have a fist-fight in which Eddie comes out second best.
When Darby is reprimanded for fighting with an enlisted man, the troopers incorrectly think that Eddie squealed on him, and they punish him with a conspiracy of silence. Dorothy also rejects him. Eddie has a problem. Maybe a fire will break out in the stables and he can rescue Sergeant Darby.
Preservation status
The film exists in a 25-minute truncated version.[2]
References
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Troopers Three
- ↑ Available to view under its title on Youtube