''True Heaven'' is a 1929 American Synchronized sound

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

James Tinling James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has bee ...

, written by

Malcolm Stuart Boylan Malcolm Stuart Boylan (April 13, 1897 – April 3, 1967) was an American screenwriter, writer, and founder of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Screenwriting Boylan entered the entertainment industry as a stage actor while working as a newspa ...

and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien,

Lois Moran Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress.

Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalle ...

Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Ap ...

, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. 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. It was released on February 17, 1929, by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American independent company that produced motion pictures and was formed in 1914 by the theater "chain" pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. It was the corporate successor to ...

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during

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, a British officer becomes romantically attached to a café singer who turns out to be a German spy.

Cast

* George O'Brien as Lieutenant Philip Gresson *

Lois Moran Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress.

as Judith *

as British Colonel Mason *

as German General *Duke Martin as British Sergeant Major * André Cheron as British Spy *Donald MacKenzie as British Colonel * Hedwiga Reicher as Madame Grenot * Will Stanton as Gresson's Chauffeur

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "True Heaven" which was composed by Dave Stamper and William Kernell.

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