''Fast Life'' is a 1929 American all-talking sound

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directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John F. Goodrich. It is based on the 1928 play ''Fast Life'' by Samuel Shipman and

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. The film stars

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, Frank Sheridan,

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and Ray Hallor. The film was released by

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on September 1, 1929.

Plot

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.

Cast

as Douglas Stratton *

as Patricia Mason Stratton *

as Governor * Frank Sheridan as Warden *

as Paul Palmer * Ray Hallor as Rodney Hall *

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as Andrew Stratton *

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as Berton Hall

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Since I Found You" which was composed by Ray Perkins (music) and Herman Ruby (lyrics). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled "A Fast Life And A Hot One" by the same composers.

Preservation

* This film is now lost.''Fast Life'' at silentera.com
/ref> Its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.

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