Christina (1929 film)

Christina
Film poster
Directed by	William K. Howard
Written by	Tristram Tupper Marion Orth
Starring	Janet Gaynor Charles Morton
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Edited by	Harry H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 15, 1929 (1929-12-15)
Running time	85 min.
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Christina ad in The Film Daily , 1929

Christina is a lost ^{[1] [2]} 1929 sound part talkie starring Janet Gaynor and directed by William K. Howard. The supporting cast includes Charles Morton, Rudolph Schildkraut, Harry Cording, and Lucy Doraine. ^[3] 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 Movietone sound-on-film system.

Cast

• Janet Gaynor as Christina
• Charles Morton as Jan
• Rudolph Schildkraut as Niklaas
• Harry Cording as Dick Torpe
• Lucy Doraine as Madame Bosman

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Christina" which was composed by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Christina
2. Christina at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929 Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , silentsaregolden.com; accessed August 9, 2015.
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971

External links

• Christina at IMDb