| Marriage by Contract | |
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| Directed by | James Flood |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | John M. Stahl |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Leete Renick Brown |
| Music by | Manny Baer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date | November 9, 1928 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English |
Marriage by Contract is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by James Flood and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Lawrence Gray and Robert Edeson. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system. This film was one of the first sound films produced by Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest independent studios in Hollywood at the time, and was followed by Lucky Boy.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Margaret
- Lawrence Gray as Don
- Robert Edeson as Winters
- Ralph Emerson as Arthur
- Shirley Palmer as Molly
- John St. Polis as Father
- Claire McDowell as Mother
- Ruby Lafayette as Grandma
- Duke Martin as Dirke
- Raymond Keane as Drury
Music
The film featured two theme songs. The first was entitled "When The Right One Comes Along" and was composed by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Mabel Wayne. The second was entitled "Come Back To Me" and was composed by A. E. Joffe and David S. Goldberg.
See also
References
- ↑ Crafton p.311
Bibliography
- Donald Crafton. The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press, 1999.