It Can Be Done (1929 film)

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It Can Be Done
It Can Be Done poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Screenplay by Joseph F. Poland
Earle Snell
Nan Cochrane
Albert DeMond
Story byMann Page
Edward J. Montagne
Starring Glenn Tryon
Sue Carol
Richard Carlyle
Richard Carle
Jack Egan
Tom O'Brien
CinematographyRoss Fisher
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 24, 1929 (1929-03-24)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

It Can Be Done is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and written by Joseph F. Poland, Earle Snell, Nan Cochrane and Albert DeMond. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Sue Carol, Richard Carlyle, Richard Carle, Jack Egan and Tom O'Brien. 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 released on March 24, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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