Bud's Recruit (1918)

This WWI home-front comedy is the earliest surviving film of King Vidor, who would later go on to make such classics as The Big Parade and The Crowd. A two-reeler, it's a propaganda comedy involving a little boy who can't wait to go fight against the Kaiser, and who sets an unrelentingly patriotic (and militaristic) example for his draft-age, feminized brother and peace-lovin' mother.

Released

1918-01-18

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Runtime

26 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

King Vidor

TMDB rating

5.8/10 from 6 votes