''Pointed Heels'' is a 1929 American

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early

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from

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that was directed by

A. Edward Sutherland Albert Edward Sutherland (January 5, 1895 – December 31, 1973) was a British-born film director and actor. Born in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Rin ...

and starring

William Powell William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the ''The Thin Man (film), Thin M ...

Helen Kane Helen Kane (born Helen Clare Schroeder, August 4, 1904 – September 26, 1966) was an American singer and actress. Her signature song was " I Wanna Be Loved by You" (1928), featured in the 1928 stage musical ''Good Boy''. The song was written for ...

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, and

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. This film was originally filmed in color sequences by

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, but today those color sequences only survive in black-and-white. One of these color sequences was the "Pointed Heels" ballet with

Albertina Rasch Albertina Rasch (January 19, 1891 – October 2, 1967) was an Austrian-American dancer, company director, and choreographer. Early life Rasch was born in 1891 (although she would later shave five years off her age), in Vienna (in what was then ...

and her Dancers. The

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has a complete copy of this film with all color sequences, but has not released it to anyone.

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airs the black-and-white television copy of this film. A print screened at the

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in 2009 contained the color ballet sequence. Universal owns the copyright and has not allowed a release of the restored version.

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Cast

as Robert Courtland *

as Dorothea 'Dot' Nixon *

as Lora Nixon *

as Dash Nixon *

Phillips Holmes Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. For his contributions to the film industry, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life, education and career Born in ...

as Donald Ogden *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Joe Carrington *

Adrienne Dore Adrienne Dore (born Elizabeth Himmelsbach; May 22, 1907 – November 26, 1992) was an American actress, model (profession), model, and beauty pageant winner. She was first runner-up in the Miss America 1925 pageant, competing as Miss California, ...

as Kay Wilcox *Albertina Rasch Dancers as Themselves (uncredited) *

Virginia Bruce Virginia Bruce (born Helen Virginia Briggs; September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer. Early life Bruce was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As an infant she moved with her parents, Earil and Margaret Briggs, ...

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Production

A silent version of the film was released in the United States.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Pointed Heels''
at silentera.com

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* 1920s American films 1920s color films 1920s English-language films 1929 films 1929 musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films about composers Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson Paramount Pictures films English-language musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub

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