Girl on the Barge

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The Girl on the Barge
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Directed by Edward Sloman
Written byNan Cochrane
Charles Kenyon
Tom Reed
Charles Henry Smith
Story byRupert Hughes
Starring Jean Hersholt
Sally O'Neil
Cinematography Jackson Rose
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • February 3, 1929 (1929-02-03)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

The Girl on the Barge is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System process. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was filmed in Whitehall, NY. The town is looking for a copy of the movie but it appears to no longer be extant. [1]

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Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "When You Were In Love With No One But Me" which was composed by Fred E. Ahlert, Joseph Cherniavsky and Roy Turk.

Production

Although set on the Erie Canal, The Girl on the Barge was filmed on the Champlain Canal in upper New York with the film crew set up in Glens Falls as the Erie Canal looked too modern and commercialized for the story. [2]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl on the Barge at silentera.com
  2. Gooley, Lawrence P., Whitehall Movie: The Girl on the Barge, Adirondack Almanack, January 10, 2011