A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
With Ben Lyon, Harry Langdon, Noah Beery, Sr., Fred Kohler, Lee Moran, Andy Devine, Jean Hersholt, Frank Mills
Directed by Michael Curtiz
A Soldier's Plaything is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film with songs directed by Michael Curtiz. Warner Bros. Pictures filmed it simultaneously in 35mm and in a widescreen process called Vitascope, but it is uncertain whether the Vitascope version was ever released. The film was planned as a full-scale musical comedy, but most of the musical numbers were cut out before general release in the United States, because the public had grown tired of musicals by late 1930. This accounts for the short length of the film. The complete film was released intact in other countries where audiences still appreciated musicals. It is unknown whether a copy of the full version still exists.
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