Anybody's War

Anybody's War
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Screenplay by	Lloyd Corrigan Hector Turnbull Walter Weems
Starring	George Moran Charles Mack Joan Peers Neil Hamilton Walter Weems Betty Farrington
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Otho Lovering
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 10, 1930 (1930-07-10)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Anybody's War is a 1930 American pre-Code "Two Black Crows" comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and written by Lloyd Corrigan, Hector Turnbull and Walter Weems. The film stars George Moran, Charles Mack, Joan Peers, Neil Hamilton, Walter Weems and Betty Farrington. The film was released on July 10, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The film features Moran and Mack in blackface going to the frontline of the war in France and involved in a love story. The film is an adaptation of Charles E. Mack's Two Black Crows in the A.E.F.[3] Columbia Records published a recording of the performers acting out the show.[4] The film followed their 1929 film Why Bring That Up?. They also had a radio show.

Plot

Cast

• George Moran as Willie
• Charles Mack as Amos Crow
• Joan Peers as Mary Jane Robinson
• Neil Hamilton as Red Reinhardt
• Walter Weems as Sergeant Skipp
• Betty Farrington as Camilla
• Walter McGrail as Captain Davis

References

1. "Movie Review - - THE SCREEN; A War in Blackface". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
2. "Anybody's War (1930) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
3. Mavis, Paul (June 8, 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
4. TWO BLACK CROWS IN THE AEF by Moran and Mack c.1928, retrieved September 5, 2023

External links

• Anybody's War at IMDb