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Lilac Time

Play trailer Poster for Lilac Time Released Oct 18, 1928 1h 40m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A British fighter ace, Capt. Philip Blythe (Gary Cooper), falls in love with local farm girl Jeannine (Colleen Moore) while stationed in France. But the reality of combat intrudes upon the romance when Blythe is shot down by an enemy pilot (Eddie Clayton). Jeannine, who promised to wait for Blythe to return, goes in search of him when she learns that he crash landed. Upon discovering only the wreckage of his plane, she journeys to Paris in hope of finding him in one of the hospitals.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE A charming play which has been converted into an obvious and none too thrilling rehash of all the previous epics of the Great War. Oct 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A silent romantic war firm is about young American aviators fighting for Britain during WW 1 who are billeted in a field next to a farmhouse in France. The daughter who lives on the farm meets and is attracted to one of the aviators. The movie offers several phrases beginning with slapstick, becoming an intense romance, then segueing into an aerial showdown. The film was overly sentimental, redeemed by the aerial sequences including several crashes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member OK WWI silent made post WWI Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member See it for Moore, possibly for Cooper, definitely not for the plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Fitzmaurice

Director

Colleen Moore

Jeannine Berthelot

Gary Cooper

Capt. Philip Blythe

Burr McIntosh

Gen. Blythe

George Cooper

Mechanic's Helper

Cleve Moore

Capt. Russell
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Movie Info

Synopsis A British fighter ace, Capt. Philip Blythe (Gary Cooper), falls in love with local farm girl Jeannine (Colleen Moore) while stationed in France. But the reality of combat intrudes upon the romance when Blythe is shot down by an enemy pilot (Eddie Clayton). Jeannine, who promised to wait for Blythe to return, goes in search of him when she learns that he crash landed. Upon discovering only the wreckage of his plane, she journeys to Paris in hope of finding him in one of the hospitals.
Director
George Fitzmaurice
Producer
John McCormick, George Fitzmaurice
Screenwriter
Carey Wilson
Distributor
First National Pictures Inc.
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Romance
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1928, Original
Runtime
1h 40m