''Song of Love'' is a 1929 American

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musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as brea ...

directed by

Erle C. Kenton Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. Kenton was director of B films, with his most famous film being '' Island of Lost Souls'' starring Charles Laughton. Biography Prior to filmwork, Kenton wa ...

and starring

Belle Baker Belle Baker (December 25, 1893 in New York City – April 29, 1957 in Los Angeles) was an American singer and actress. Popular throughout the 1910s and 1920s, Baker introduced a number of ragtime and torch songs including Irving Berlin's " ...

and

Ralph Graves Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had already ...

. It was released by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

on November 13, 1929. The film was the film debut of

. The film contained songs but was also issued in a silent version. Actress

Eve Arden Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens, April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades. Beginning her film career in 1929 ...

made her film debut in the film, appearing under her real name, Eunice Quedens.

Premise

The story of a show business family called the Gibsons. Ma Gibson (Baker) realizes their lifestyle is affecting their child and breaks up the act.

Cast

as Anna Gibson *

as Tom Gibson *

as Maisie LeRoy (credited as Eunice Quedens) * Arthur Housman as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat *

Charles C. Wilson Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Biography Born in New York City in 1894, the ...

as Traveling Salesman (credited as Charles Wilson) * Maurice Black as Tony Giuseppe (uncredited) *Dannie Mac Grant as Little Boy (uncredited) * Douglas Greer as Freckle-Faced Boy (uncredited) * William Irving as Stage Manager (uncredited) * Eddie Kane as Max Goldman (uncredited) * Kane Richmond as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

References

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''Song of Love'' (1929)
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