Comedy · United States of America · 1935 · 21m

The Officer's Mess

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Director
Lloyd French
Cast
Shemp Howard as Gus Doakes Charles Kemper as Sarge Detmar Poppen as Major Bedd Louise Squire as Bedd's Girlfriend (as Louise Squires) Jules Epailly as Chef Horace McMahon as Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Edwin B. DuPar — Director of Photography Jack Henley — Story Burnet Hershey — Story
Synopsis

Gus Doakes joins the National Guard; hilarity ensues.

Mood & Themes
parrotnational guard
Key Collaborators
Lloyd French Director Edwin B. DuPar Director of Photography Jack Henley Story Burnet Hershey Story
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