Girl Overboard (1929 film)

Girl Overboard
Film poster
Directed by	Wesley Ruggles
Written by	Paul Schofield (scenario) Walter Anthony Charles H. Smith
Story by	John B. Clymer
Produced by	Harry L. Decker
Starring	Mary Philbin
Cinematography	John Stumar
Edited by	Ray Curtiss
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 28, 1929 (1929-07-28)
Running time	8 reels
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English intertitles

Girl Overboard is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Mary Philbin. 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 Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

The film is also known under the alternative titles of Salvage and Port of Dreams.

Cast

• Mary Philbin as Joan
• Fred Mackaye as Denton Ford Jr.
• Otis Harlan as Joe Evans
• Francis McDonald as Francisco
• Edmund Breese as Jim Keefe
• Wilfrid North as Judge
• Mary Alden

Preservation

With no prints of Girl Overboard located in any film archives, ^[3] it is a lost film. ^[4]

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Today and Tomorrow" which was composed by Fred E. Ahlert, Joseph Cherniavsky, and Roy Turk.

See also

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

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Girl Overboard at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Girl Overboard
3. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Girl Overboard
4. Girl Overboard or Port of Dreams at Lost Film Files: 1929 Universal films

External links

• Girl Overboard at IMDb