Saturday's Children (1929 film)
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| Directed by | Gregory La Cava |
| Written by | Forrest Halsey (dialogue and scenario) Paul Perez (titles) |
| Based on | Saturday's Children by Maxwell Anderson |
| Starring | Corinne Griffith Grant Withers Albert Conti Alma Tell Lucien Littlefield |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Hugh Bennett |
| Music by | Alois Reiser |
Production companies | Walter Morosco Productions First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Saturday's Children is a 1929 American sound part-talkie romantic-comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava, and starring Corinne Griffith, Grant Withers, Albert Conti, Alma Tell, Lucien Littlefield. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 14, 1929.[1][2][3] The film is based on the 1927 play Saturday's Children by Maxwell Anderson.
Cast
[edit]- Corinne Griffith as Bobby Halevy
- Grant Withers as Rims Rosson
- Albert Conti as Mengle
- Alma Tell as Florrie
- Lucien Littlefield as Willie
- Charles Willis Lane as Mr. Henry Halevy
- Anne Schaefer as Mrs. Halevy
- Marcia Harris as Mrs. Gorlick
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "I Still Believe In You" which was composed by Harry Akst, Grant Clark and Benny Davis.
Preservation
[edit]The film is now considered lost.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Saturday's Children". afi.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Saturday's Children". AllMovie. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Saturday's Children". TCM.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Saturday's Children
External links
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