---
title: 'The Better ''Ole (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Reisner'
released: '1926-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-better-ole-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016643/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Better 'Ole (1926)

1926 · 95 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

The Better 'Ole is a 1926 American synchronized sound World War I comedy drama film. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., it was the second full-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process, two months after the first Vitaphone feature Don Juan. With no audible dialogue, the film does have a synchronized musical score and sound effects. This film was also the second onscreen adaptation of the 1917 musical The Better 'Ole by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot. Charlie Chaplin's eldest brother Sydney Chaplin played the main lead as Old Bill in perhaps his best-known film today. This film is also believed by many to have the first spoken word of dialog, "coffee", although there are those who disagree. At one point during the film, Harold Goodwin's character whispers a word to Sydney Chaplin which is also faintly heard. This was discovered by the UCLA's Robert Gitt, during the restoration of the sound discs for the film. The line was recorded in perfect sync, apparently during the orchestra recording sessions rather than live on set, therefore making it the earliest known use of dubbing in a motion picture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Reisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-reisner)
- **Screenplay:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)

## Cast

- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin)
- [Tom McGuire](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcguire)
- [Kewpie Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kewpie-morgan)
- [Tom Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-kennedy)
- [Olaf Hytten](https://cinepixo.com/people/olaf-hytten)
- [Sydney Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-chaplin-2)
- [Edgar Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-kennedy)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Charles K. Gerrard](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-k-gerrard)

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