What Price Glory

1h 56m 1927
What Price Glory

Brief Synopsis

Friendly rivals help each other cope with the horrors of World War I.

Cast & Crew

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Raoul Walsh

Director

Victor Mclaglen

Capt. Flagg

Edmund Lowe

Sgt. Quirk

Dolores Del Rio

Charmaine

William V. Mong

Cognac Pete

Phyllis Haver

Hilda of China

Film Details

Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Adaptation
War
Release Date
Aug 28, 1927
Premiere Information
New York opening: 23 Nov 1926
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play What Price Glory by Laurence Stallings, Maxwell Anderson (New York, 3 Sep 1924).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
11,109 or 11,400ft (12 reels)

Synopsis

Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirk, two hard-boiled U. S. Marines, are fierce rivals in China and the Philippines, particularly in regard to women. In a small French village, the two marines encounter the fiery Charmaine, who gives her love freely to both men. Flagg wins her in a gamble but, learning that she actually prefers Quirk, relents out of respect. Twice the rival comrades return from the trenches; and on their third call to the front, Flagg, though on leave, starts with the company, and Quirk, wounded, calls out to his friend. Charmaine sadly reflects that though they have come back twice, they will not return again.

Director

Raoul Walsh

Director

Cast

Victor Mclaglen

Capt. Flagg

Edmund Lowe

Sgt. Quirk

Dolores Del Rio

Charmaine

William V. Mong

Cognac Pete

Phyllis Haver

Hilda of China

Elena Jurado

Carmen

Leslie Fenton

Lieutenant Moore

August Tollaire

French mayor

Barry Norton

Private Lewisohn

Sammy Cohen

Private Lipinsky

Ted Mcnamara

Private Kiper

Mathilde Comont

Camille, the cook

Pat Rooney

Mulcahy

Crew

Malcolm Stuart Boylan

Titles

William Fox

Presented By

Daniel Keefe

Assistant Director

John Marta

Director of Photography

Barney Mcgill

Director of Photography

James T. O'donohoe

Scen

Lew Pollack

Composer

Erno Rapee

Music Score

Erno Rapee

Composer

John Smith

Director of Photography

Film Details

Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Adaptation
War
Release Date
Aug 28, 1927
Premiere Information
New York opening: 23 Nov 1926
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play What Price Glory by Laurence Stallings, Maxwell Anderson (New York, 3 Sep 1924).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
11,109 or 11,400ft (12 reels)

Articles

What Price Glory (1926)

October 24, 2011
Friendly rivals help each other cope with the horrors of World War I.

Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenplay: Malcolm Stuart Boylan (titles); Maxwell Anderson, Laurence Stallings (play); James T. O'Donohoe
Cinematography: Jack A. Marta, Barney McGill, John Smith
Music: Erno Rapee; R.H. Bassett (premiere: Los Angeles)
Cast: Edmund Lowe (1st Sgt. Quirt), Victor McLaglen (Capt. Flagg), Dolores del Rio (Charmaine de la Cognac), William V. Mong (Cognac Pete), Phyllis Haver (Shanghai Mabel), Elena Jurado (Carmen), Leslie Fenton (Lt. Moore), Barry Norton (Pvt. 'Mother's Boy' Lewisohn), Sammy Cohen (Pvt. Lipinsky), Ted McNamara (Pvt. Kiper).
BW-116m.
What Price Glory (1926)

What Price Glory (1926)

Friendly rivals help each other cope with the horrors of World War I. Director: Raoul Walsh Screenplay: Malcolm Stuart Boylan (titles); Maxwell Anderson, Laurence Stallings (play); James T. O'Donohoe Cinematography: Jack A. Marta, Barney McGill, John Smith Music: Erno Rapee; R.H. Bassett (premiere: Los Angeles) Cast: Edmund Lowe (1st Sgt. Quirt), Victor McLaglen (Capt. Flagg), Dolores del Rio (Charmaine de la Cognac), William V. Mong (Cognac Pete), Phyllis Haver (Shanghai Mabel), Elena Jurado (Carmen), Leslie Fenton (Lt. Moore), Barry Norton (Pvt. 'Mother's Boy' Lewisohn), Sammy Cohen (Pvt. Lipinsky), Ted McNamara (Pvt. Kiper). BW-116m.

Quotes

Trivia

In the argument between Sergeant Quirt and Captain Flagg, the actors actually swore at each other. Hundreds of complaint letters were received by Fox by angry lip-readers who recognized the words.

Notes

Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe reprised their roles for Fox in three sequels featuring the chacters of "Flagg" and "Quirt": the 1929 picture The Cock-Eyed World, directed by Raoul Walsh; the 1931 film Women of All Nations, also directed by Walsh; and the 1933 release Hot Pepper, directed by John Blystone (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30 and 1931-40). Twentieth Century-Fox again adapted the original Laurence Stallings, Maxwell Anderson play in 1952, in a production directed by John Ford, starring James Cagney, Dan Dailey and Denise Darcel (See AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1951-60).

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