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The Better 'Ole
57%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
The Better 'Ole (1926) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Better 'Ole (1926) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and War with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Better 'Ole 57% (7 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1926-10-23
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 225112
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Is there an official trailer for The Better 'Ole?
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What is The Better 'Ole about?
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
Is there an AI analysis for The Better 'Ole?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Better 'Ole?
The official runtime for The Better 'Ole is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Syd Chaplin
Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

Harold Goodwin
Bert Chester - British Secret Service

Jack Ackroyd
Alfie 'Little Alf'

Edgar Kennedy
Corporal Austin

Charles K. Gerrard
Major Russett

Arthur Clayton
The Colonel (uncredited)

Doris Hill
Joan (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
German Officer (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy
The Blacksmith (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch
Gaspard (uncredited)

Hank Mann
German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited)

Tom McGuire
The English General (uncredited)

Kewpie Morgan
Gen. Stein (uncredited)

Al Thompson
The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)
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