Yankee Doodle in Berlin
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin is a 1919 silent comedy and World War I
propaganda
film from producer Mack Sennett
. It was Sennett's most expensive production up to that time. Hiram Abrams was the original State's Rights marketer before the film's release but producer Sol Lesser bought the rights in March 1919.
Bothwell Browne was a famous crossdresser from Northern Europe. At the time this movie was produced he was the European rival of famous American crossdresser Julian Eltinge
who starred in very similar plotted World War I propaganda film The Isle of Love
(originally Over the Rhine).
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
film from producer Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
. It was Sennett's most expensive production up to that time. Hiram Abrams was the original State's Rights marketer before the film's release but producer Sol Lesser bought the rights in March 1919.
Bothwell Browne was a famous crossdresser from Northern Europe. At the time this movie was produced he was the European rival of famous American crossdresser Julian Eltinge
Julian Eltinge
Julian Eltinge , born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and screen actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notice from other producers and made his first appearance on Broadway in 1904...
who starred in very similar plotted World War I propaganda film The Isle of Love
The Isle of Love
The Isle of Love is a 1922 recut of a 1918 silent drama film starring female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The film also contained two actors unknown during filming: Virginia Rappe and Rudolph Valentino...
(originally Over the Rhine).
Cast
- Bothwell Browne - Captain Bob White
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