''A Man's Man'' is a lost 1929 synchronized sound film produced and distributed by

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and directed by

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. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film starred William Haines and Josephine Dunn. It was based on a Broadway play, ''A Man's Man'' by

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and John Gilbert notably appear in a cameo. The film is believed to be lost, although the

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type sound discs exist and are currently held at the

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Cast

William Haines Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer. Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...

- Mel *

Josephine Dunn Mary Josephine Dunn (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983) was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Dunn was born in New York City and educated at Holy Cross convent school. Career At age 14 and a 5'5" tall bl ...

- Peggy * Sam Hardy - Charlie *

Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, freque ...

- Violet * John Gilbert - Himself * Greta Garbo - Herself * Gloria Davenport - Annie *

Delmer Daves Delmer Lawrence Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many Film genre, genres, including film noir and war film, warfare, but he is best known for his Western (genre ...

(uncredited) *

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

(uncredited)

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "My Heart Is Bluer Than Your Eyes, Cherie" which was written by Al Bryan and Monte Wilhite.

References

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* 1929 films 1929 comedy films 1929 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language comedy films Films directed by James Cruze Lost American comedy films Lost silent American films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Silent American comedy films Synchronized sound films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub