A Song of Kentucky | |
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Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
Written by | Sidney D. Mitchell (story) Archie Gottler (story) Con Conrad (story) Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (scenario & dialogue) |
Produced by | William Fox Chandler Sprague (associate producer) |
Starring | Lois Moran Dorothy Burgess |
Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | Carl Carruth |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | November 10, 1929 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Song of Kentucky is a 1929 American lost Pre-Code romantic musical film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It is an early sound film with full dialogue. It was directed by Lewis Seiler, and stars Lois Moran and Dorothy Burgess. [1] [2] [3]
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Dorothy Burgess was an American stage and motion-picture actress.
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