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The Greyhound Limited
''The Greyhound Limited'' is 1929 part-talkie crime drama and railroad theme film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue. Warner Bros. produced and distributed releasing the film in the Vitaphone process, with a music score and sound effects. The film is a follow up to the 1927 film '' The Black Diamond Express''. The film survives in the Library of Congress and Wisconsin Center For Film and Theatre Research, Madison Wisconsin. The full synchronized soundtrack (except the 5, 7 and 8 reel) survives on Vitaphone discs. Cast *Monte Blue as Monte *Edna Murphy as Edna *Grant Withers as Bill * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Williams, Bill's mother * Ernie Shields as Limpy *Lew Harvey as The Rat See also *List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) *List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and/or talking movies produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary First National (FN) for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton (13 February 1890, in Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, in San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. Career He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM. He directed his first film, ''While London Sleeps'', in 1926, and thereafter spent more than three decades working mostly as a film director. Of the roughly 100 pictures he directed, most of them were westerns and action/adventure films. The final film he directed was '' Night Raiders'' in 1952. Afterwards, he occasionally worked as a director in television through 1958. Partial filmography As director * ''While London Sleeps'' (1926) * ''The Black Diamond Express'' (1927) * ''The Bush Leaguer'' (1927) * ''One Round Hogan'' (1927) (lost) * ''Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) * '' Across the Atlantic'' (1928) * ''The Greyhound Limited'' (1929) * '' From Headquarters'' (1929) * ''The Redee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Shields
Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1944. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery'' (1914) * ''The Broken Coin'' (1915) * '' Behind the Lines'' (1916) * ''It Can't Be True!'' (1916) * '' The Voice on the Wire'' (1917) * ''Mr. Dolan of New York'' (1917) * ''The Reed Case'' (1917) * '' The Birth of Patriotism'' (1917) * ''The Double Room Mystery'' (1917) * ''The Little Orphan'' (1917) * ''The Purple Cipher'' (1920) * '' Colleen of the Pines'' (1922) * '' The Purple Riders'' (1922) * ''The Ladder Jinx'' (1922) * ''Rich But Honest'' (1927) * '' Free Lips'' (1928) * ''Woman Wise'' (1928) * ''The Greyhound Limited'' (1929) * ''Wives Never Know ''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Crime Drama Films
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American Crime Drama Films
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Rail Transport Films
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Films Directed By Howard Bretherton
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1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – '' The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Early Warner Bros
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List Of Early Sound Feature Films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably sound on film formats such as Movietone and RCA Photophone, as well as sound on disc formats like Vitaphone for instance. This list includes film titles, release dates, production companies, audio type and its current archive status; denoting whether it exists, lost, incomplete, the film or audio elements exist only, as well as the number of discs extant for films recorded with Vitaphone soundtracks. 1926 1927 1928 1929 Links The Vitaphone Project [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey (October 6, 1887 – December 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1918 and 1950. He was born in Wisconsin, educated in Portland, Oregon, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Hit Him Again'' (1918, Short) * '' Look Pleasant, Please'' (1918, Short) - (uncredited) * ''On the Jump'' (1918, Short) * '' It's a Wild Life'' (1918, Short) * ''The Non-Stop Kid'' (1918, Short) * '' Two-Gun Gussie'' (1918, Short) - (uncredited) * '' Somewhere in Turkey'' (1918, Short) * '' Are Crooks Dishonest?'' (1918, Short) * ''An Ozark Romance'' (1918, Short) * '' Kicking the Germ Out of Germany'' (1918, Short) * ''That's Him'' (1918, Short) * '' Bride and Gloom'' (1918, Short) * '' Why Pick on Me?'' (1918, Short) * '' Nothing But Trouble'' (1918, Short) * '' Hear 'Em Rave'' (1918, Short) * '' Take a Chance'' (1918, Short) - (uncredited) * '' She Loves Me Not'' (1918, Short) * '' Wanted - $5,000'' (1919) * ''Ask Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Beaumont (actress)
Lucy Beaumont (born Lucy Emily Pinkstone; 18 May 1869 – 24 April 1937) was an English actress of the stage and screen from Bristol. Biography On Broadway, Beaumont played Lady Emily Lyons in '' The Bishop Misbehaves'' (1935) and Mrs. Barwick in ''Berkeley Square'' (1925). A 1932 revival of ''Berkeley Square'', featuring Beaumont, Miriam Seegar, George Baxter and Henry Mowbray, was staged in San Francisco by Arthur Greville Collins. During the 1914–15 season Beaumont was in ''My Lady's Dress'' at the Playhouse in New York. The following season she was featured in '' Quinneys'', for part of the play's run. In 1916 she appeared with Frances Starr in ''Little Lady in Blue''. Beaumont played mostly mother parts on the screen. Some of her films are ''The Greater Glory'' (1926), with Conway Tearle, ''The Man Without A Country'' (1925), with Pauline Starke, ''Torrent'' (1926), with Ricardo Cortez, ''The Beloved Rogue'', with John Barrymore, ''Resurrection'' (1927), with Dolores d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Coldeway
Anthony W. Coldeway (August 1, 1887 – January 29, 1963) was an American screenwriter who had an extensive career from 1910 through 1954. Although most of his work was on films, he did some writing for television and also was the director of a silent film, entitled ''Her Great Dilemma'', in 1917. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1928, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1st Academy Awards for his film '' Glorious Betsy''. Selected filmography * '' The Morals of Hilda'' (1916) * ''Which Woman?'' (1918) * '' His Buddy'' (1919) * '' The Fighting Heart'' (1919) * '' The Four-Bit Man'' (1919) * '' The Jack of Hearts'' (1919) * '' Mates and Models'' (1919) * '' Squabs and Squabbles'' (1919) * '' Bungs and Bunglers'' (1919) * '' Switches and Sweeties'' (1919) * '' Maids and Muslin'' (1920) * '' Squeaks and Squawks'' (1920) * '' King of the Circus'' ( 1920) * '' Do or Die'' ( 1921) * ''The Secret Four'' (1921) * '' The Social Buccaneer'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
