''Cupid in Clover'' is a 1929

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sound

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directed by

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and starring

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, Winifred Evans and Herbert Langley. While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects along with a theme song. The film was adapted from the novel ''Yellow Corn'' by Upton Gray and made at

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Cast

* Winifred Evans as Lyddy * George Wynn as Fred Amyon * Herbert Langley as John Simpson * Betty Siddons as Clary Simpson *

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as George Dowey * Charles Garry as Joe Dowey * Marie Esterhazy as Maggie *

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* James Knight * Jack Miller

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Yellow Corn" by Pat Heale, Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (words) and Harry Tilsley and Tolchard Evans (music).

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1929 films 1929 romance films British romance films Films based on British novels Films shot at Isleworth Studios British black-and-white films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language romance films {{1920s-romance-film-stub