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BETTER 'OLE ('26) BETTER 'OLE ('26) program book, souvenir OR search current auctions Auction History Result 1m739 BETTER 'OLE die-cut souvenir program book '26 Bairnsfather art of Syd Chaplin as Old Bill! Date Sold 10/9/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Movie Souvenir Program Book (measures 9" x 12" [23 x 30 cm]; 20 pages) (Learn More) The Better 'ole, the 1926 Charles Reisner silent World War I (WWI) military comedy (based on the 1919 play by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliott, which was based on Bairnsfather's comic strip, "Old Bill") starring Syd Chaplin (as Old Bill), Harold Goodwin, Jack Ackroyd, Edgar Kennedy, Charles K. Gerrard and Theo Lorch. Note that Bruce Bairnsfather was an English soldier who rose to prominence during World War I, when he became a cartoonist and had a comic strip concerning a character called Old Bill. Immediately after the war, he wrote a play called "The Better 'Ole" (the title of which came from one of his classic strips, showing two English soldiers arguing over a foxhole, and one saying "If you know of a better 'ole, take it"). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Bruce Bairnsfather Important Added Info: Note that this program has a great die-cut cover that shows the hole in the foxhole wall (and you can see the illustration from the first page within the "hole"). Also note that we have pictured the front cover and an interior 2-page spread from this program. You can use these images to determine the exact condition of it from our super-sized image, but realize that there are some other pages you are not seeing. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades
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