''Strong Boy'' is a 1929 American Synchronized
sound
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In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
John Ford
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film
Movietone process. The film, which was Ford's last silent film, is now considered to be
lost.
A
trailer for the film was discovered in the
New Zealand Film Archive in 2010 and subsequently preserved by the
Academy Film Archive the same year.
Plot
Cast
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Victor McLaglen as Strong Boy
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Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era.
Early life
Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler.
She at ...
as Mary McGregor
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Angus McGregor
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Clyde Cook as Pete
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Buddy Roosevelt as Wilbur Watkins (credited as Kent Sanderson)
* Douglas Scott as Wobby
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Slim Summerville as Slim
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Tom Wilson as Baggage master
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Eulalie Jensen as Queen of Lisonia
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David Torrence as Railroad president
* Dolores Johnson as Prima donna
* Robert Ryan as Baggage man
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Jack Pennick as Baggage man
See also
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
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List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ...
References
External links
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1929 films
1929 comedy films
Fox Film films
Silent American comedy films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by John Ford
Lost American comedy films
1929 lost films
1920s American films
Synchronized sound films
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