Dry Martini (film)

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Dry Martini
Mary Astor-Albert Conti in Dry Martini.jpg
Mary Astor and Albert Conti in the film
Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Written by Douglas Z. Doty
Produced by William Fox
Starring Mary Astor
Cinematography Conrad Wells
Edited by Frank E. Hull
Music byErno Rapee
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Sound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

Dry Martini is a 1928 synchronized sound film comedy produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring Mary Astor and Matt Moore. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. Samuel L. Rothafel also contributed music for the film. It was adapted from the 1926 novel Dry Martini: a Gentleman Turns to Love by John Thomas. Ray Flynn was an assistant director. [1] [2]

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This film is lost. [3] [4] [5]

Plot

Wealthy divorced American Willoughby Quimby has been living in Paris, France for ten years when he learns his adult daughter Elizabeth is coming to visit. He has been living the high life full of wine and women but decides to forego both during her stay. Elizabeth gets bored with him so she begins seeing rakish artist Paul De Launay. Quimby's young pal Freddie Fletcher saves Elizabeth from the clutches of de Launay in the nick of time. After Elizabeth's marriage to Freddie, her father returns to his wanton ways.

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