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Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Ben Bernie
and All the Lads
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] Lee de Forest?
Cast: Ben Bernie and All the Lads, Oscar Levant [the pianist].
De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated, production; distributed by De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated. / Produced by Lee de Forest. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / [?] The film may not have been shot until early 1925, as songs performed were not composed until late 1924? / Full-sound film.
Performance: Music.
Synopsis: Band performance of songs by Youmans and George Gershwin.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Maurice H. Zouary collection) [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Early sound film - Music: Bands - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 16 October 2011.
References: Film viewing : Geduld-Birth p. 97; Zouary-DeForest p. 227 : with additional information provided by Tom Mayer.
Home video: DVD.
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