Lilac Time
In France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good spirits as best as she can. She falls for a handsome newcomer who is already engaged.
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Colleen Moore's first synchronized sound film had no audible dialogue, but still was lively enough that audiences flocked to it to the tune of over 1.5 million dollars. The plot follows seven English pilots who are lodging at a French farm during WWI. One of the pilots falls in love with the farmer's daughter, though he is eventually shot down during a mission.
Why this is free to watch
Lilac Time (1928) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- George Fitzmaurice
- Starring
- Colleen Moore, Gary Cooper, Eugenie Besserer, Burr McIntosh, Kathryn McGuire, Cleve Moore, Arthur Lake, Richard Jarvis
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