General Crack (1929)
Directed by Alan Crosland
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This costume drama is the first all dialog film in which Barrymore appeared. He plays a mercenary who will serve anyone who pays him. He is currently working for the Austrian Emperor. His mission is to abscond with the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. En route, the hero marries a gypsy and leaves her to await his return in Vienna. While he is off doing the king's bidding, the Austrian ruler begins dallying with his wife. This enrages the mercenary who upon his return, seeks to dethrone the king.
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allegiance, conflict, crown, emperor, empire, General, gypsy, handsome, mercenary, military, switching-loyalty, war, wife
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