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The Little Bugler (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Little Bugler (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

On his birthday, Tommy, Major Shaw's little son, receives a small bugle. Tommy's one wish is to be a soldier. He soon becomes an adept little bugler. Major Shaw receives a dispatch ordering him to lead his regiment to the front to quell a ...See moreOn his birthday, Tommy, Major Shaw's little son, receives a small bugle. Tommy's one wish is to be a soldier. He soon becomes an adept little bugler. Major Shaw receives a dispatch ordering him to lead his regiment to the front to quell a rebellion. Tommy begs to go too, but his father tells him that he is too young yet and that he will have plenty of time to be a soldier when he grows up. The night the regiment leaves. Tommy sits up in bed and listens until all is quiet. He decides he cannot stay behind, dresses quickly, takes his precious bugle and slips out. He makes his way to the yards where the Commissariat wagons are waiting and crawls into one of them. At the first bivouac the next day Tommy is discovered fast asleep in the wagon. The soldiers take him to Major Shaw. It is too late to send him back, so his father consigns him to the care of the officer in charge of the ambulance corps, thinking he will be safe under the protection of the Red Cross. The regiment reaches the front and goes into action. Tommy picks up some field glasses, and to his great joy, sees all that is going on. Men are falling to the right and left; shells are bursting in mid-air; soldiers are charging and retreating over the open spaces and through the tropical marshland swamps. Major Shaw stands back of his regiment with a bugler at his side and suddenly realizes the need of immediate action. He raises his sword and orders the bugler to sound the "Charge." The boy is killed as he steps forward to place the bugle to his lips. Tommy drops the field glasses and runs towards the spot where the dead bugler lies. Major Shaw wildly turns to the nearest man, "Can no one blow to the call to charge?" Tommy, standing beside him, places his bugle to his lips and sounds the thrilling command. Major Shaw looks around at his boy in surprise and wonderment. When the war is over, Tommy, in uniform, proudly marches with the regiment. He is honored now with the title of The Little Bugler. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Buddy Harris Tommy Shaw - the Little Bugler Tommy Shaw - the Little Bugler See fewer	Uncle Moses (1932)
Charles Bennett Maj. Shaw - Tommy's Father Maj. Shaw - Tommy's Father See fewer	Treasure Island (1934)
Karl Formes Actor Actor See fewer	Ghosts (1915)
J. Carlton Wetherby Actor Actor See fewer	A Yankee Princess (1919)
George Kunkel Actor Actor See fewer	The Chalice of Courage (1915)

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