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Line 23: Flagg and Quirt are veteran [[United States Marines]] sergeants whose rivalry dates back a number of years. Flagg is commissioned a [[Captain (United States)\|Captain]], is in command of a company on the front lines of [[France]] during [[World War I]]. [[Sergeant]] Quirt is assigned to Flagg's unit as the senior [[non-commissioned officer]]. Flagg and Quirt quickly resume their rivalry which this time takes its form over the affections of Charmaine, the daughter of the local innkeeper. However, Charmaine's desire for a husband and the reality of war give the two men a common cause. ==Production== The [[1926 in film\|1926]] version was a [[silent film\|silent]], black-and-white film. It was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and released by [[Fox Film Corporation]] on 23 November 1926 ([[United States\|US]]). It had a 116 minute running time. Part of its fame revolves around the fact that the characters can be seen speaking profanities which are not reflected in the [[intertitles]], but which can be deciphered by lipreaders. The studio was reportedly innundated by calls and letters from enraged Americans, deaf and hearing impaired people, to whom the vivid and choice profanity between Sergant Quirt and Captain Flagg was extremely offensive.▼ This version was a [[silent film]], directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and released by [[Fox Film Corporation]] on 23 November 1926 in the US. It had a 116-minute running time. On January 21, 1927, a short film of singer [[Raquel Meller]] was shown before this feature at the [[Sam H. Harris\|Sam H. Harris Theater]] in New York City. The short film, not quite synchronized, was the first public presentation of a film in the [[Movietone sound system\|Fox Movietone]] [[sound-on-film]] system.<ref>Edwin M. Bradley, ''The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932'' (McFarland, 2004) p6</ref> ▲The [[1926 in film\|1926]] version was a [[silent film\|silent]], black-and-white film. It was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and released by [[Fox Film Corporation]] on 23 November 1926 ([[United States\|US]]). It had a 116 minute running time. Part of its fame revolves around the fact that the characters can be seen speaking profanities which are not reflected in the [[intertitles]], but which can be deciphered by lipreaders. The studio was reportedly innundated by calls and letters from enraged Americans, deaf and hearing impaired people, to whom the vivid and choice profanity between Sergant Quirt and Captain Flagg was extremely offensive. == Cast ==