The Better 'Ole

Starring: Syd Chaplin, Doris Hill, Harold Goodwin, et al.

Like his younger half-brother Charlie, Syd Chaplin was also a successful silent-film comedian and enjoyed a certain notoriety somewhat oversahdowed by his iconic sibling. Here he plays Old Bill, a World War I army private with the British Expeditionary Forces. The film derives its title from a beloved British cartoon strip, hopping from the comics to celluloid in a funny scene where a soldier stuck in a muddy foxhole complains and Old Bill replies in Cockney, "If you knows a better 'ole, go for it!" The plot involves unmasking a traitor in the ranks who, allied with the owner of a local inn, is responsible for the town falling under German control. The most classic scene finds Bill and his buddy sneaking through enemy lines disguised as a horse. Superb slapstick silliness doesn't come any better.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883316165256
• Release Date: June 2011
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Bros.
• Director: Charles F. Reisner
• Starring: Syd Chaplin, Doris Hill, Harold Goodwin, Theodore Lorch, Ed. Kennedy, Charles Gerrard, Tom McGuire, Jack Ackroyd, Tom Kennedy, K. Morgan
• Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"