The Divine Lady is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured the theme song "Lady Divine", with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel Shilkret, which became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists, such as Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin, Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring.
Lois Moran was an American film and stage actress.
Mammy (1930) is an American pre-Code musical drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Bros. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It with Songs (1929). Mammy became Al Jolson's fourth feature, following earlier screen efforts as The Jazz Singer (1927), The Singing Fool (1928) and Say It with Songs (1929). The film relives Jolson's early years as a minstrel man. The songs were written by Irving Berlin, who is also credited with the original story titled Mr. Bones.
Words and Music is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Lois Moran, Helen Twelvetrees, and Frank Albertson. It was written by Andrew Bennison, story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Jack Edwards.
Dorothy Burgess was an American stage and motion-picture actress.
Behind That Curtain is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Lois Moran and Gilbert Emery. It was the first Charlie Chan film to be made at Fox Studios. It was based on the 1928 novel of the same name. Charlie Chan, who is played by Korean-American actor E. L. Park, gets one mention early in the film, then makes a few momentary appearances after 75 minutes. Producer William Fox chose this film to open the palatial Fox Theatre in San Francisco on June 28, 1929. It was a sound film.
Glad Rag Doll is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Dolores Costello, Ralph Graves and Audrey Ferris. This is one of many lost films of the 1920s, no prints or Vitaphone discs survive, but the song with the same title and the trailer survives. The film's working title was Alimony Annie, but was changed match the title song. The song is both played and sung throughout the soundtrack.
They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.
Gentlemen of the Press is a 1929 all-talking American pre-Code film starring Walter Huston in his first feature film role, and Kay Francis and an uncredited Brian Donlevy in their film debuts. The film still survives. This film's copyright has expired, and it is now in the public domain. It survives in a copy sold to MCA for television distribution.
The Love Racket is a 1929 American early sound crime drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Broadway play, The Woman on the Jury by Bernard K. Burns, and is a remake of a 1924 silent film of the same name which starred Bessie Love. The film is now considered lost.
The Dancers is a 1930 American pre-Code melodrama, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, and directed by Chandler Sprague. It is based on a 1923 West End play of the same title by Viola Tree and Gerald du Maurier. The film marks the feature sound film debut of actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell. The setting was shifted from the play's South America to Canada.
Hot Stuff is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Robert S. Carr, Humphrey Pearson and Louis Stevens. It stars Alice White and features Louise Fazenda, William Bakewell, Doris Dawson, Ben Hall and Charles Sellon. The film was released by First National Pictures on May 5, 1929.
His Captive Woman is a 1929 American part-talking drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill. This film is "based on the short story "Changeling" by Donn Byrne in Changeling and Other Stories ." It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures which was already a subsidiary of the Warner Brothers studios. The Vitaphone sound system was also a subsidiary of Warners. Both Mackaill and Sills as well as director Fitzmaurice had worked together on the previous year's The Barker.
The River Pirate is a 1928 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Ben Markson and John Reinhardt, based on the 1928 novel by Charles Francis Coe. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Lois Moran, Nick Stuart, Earle Foxe, Donald Crisp and Bob Perry. The film was released on August 26, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.
True Heaven is a 1929 American drama film directed by James Tinling, written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Phillips Smalley, Oscar Apfel, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. It was released on February 17, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.
Joy Street is a 1929 American film directed by Raymond Cannon and starring Lois Moran, Nick Stuart and Rex Bell. It was made by the Fox Film Corporation using the studio's Movietone system to record music and sound effects.
No Defense is a 1929 American romantic drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. It was a silent film with part talking and sound-effects using the Vitaphone system. It was distributed by Warner Brothers.
Making the Grade is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe and Lucien Littlefield.
Protection is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. The film stars Dorothy Burgess, Robert Elliott, Paul Page, and Joe Brown. The film was released on May 5, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.
Blindfold is a 1928 American drama film directed by Charles Klein and written by Ewart Adamson, Robert Horwood and William Kernell. The film stars Lois Moran, George O'Brien, Maria Alba, Earle Foxe, Don Terry and Fritz Feld. The film was released on December 9, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. It was based on a story by Charles Francis Coe.
