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Captain Swagger
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6312 feet / 70 minutes
Directed by Edward H. Griffith
Cast: Rod La Rocque [Hugh Drummond, also known as Captain Swagger], Sue Carol [Sue], Richard Tucker [Phil Poole], Victor Potel [Jean], Ullrich Haupt (Ulrich Haupt) [Von Dictor]
Pathé Exchange, Incorporated production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Adelaide Heilbron, from a screen story by Leonard Praskins. Production management by R.A. Blaydon. Art direction Edward Jewell. Song “Captain Swagger, All the Girls Adore You” by Charles Weinberg and Irving Bibo (music and lyrics). Assistant director, E.J. Babille. Cinematography by John J. Mescall. Film editor, Harold McLernan (Harold McLernon). Intertitles written by Paul Perez. / © 24 September 1928 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LP25653]. Released 14 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects, utilizing the RCA Photophone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Silent film.
Drama: Crime.
Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 24 April 2016.
References: Geduld-Birth p. 239; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 139; Limbacher-Feature p. 38 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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