Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father
Film still with John Barrymore and Alan Mowbray
Directed by	Ernest B. Schoedsack
Screenplay by	Dwight Taylor
Based on	Long Lost Father 1933 novel by G. B. Stern
Produced by	Merian C. Cooper Kenneth Macgowan
Starring	John Barrymore Helen Chandler
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Paul Weatherwax
Music by	Score: Alberto Columbo Max Steiner Roy Webb Songs: Burton Lane (music) Harold Adamson (lyrics) [1]
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	January 19, 1934 (1934-01-19)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Long Lost Father is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring John Barrymore, Helen Chandler, Donald Cook, Alan Mowbray, and Doris Lloyd. It was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. ^{[2] [3]} It was based on a 1933 novel of the same title by the British writer Gladys Stern.

Plot summary

A wastrel father and his long-abandoned daughter find themselves working in the same London nightclub. Gradually they come to bond and repair their broken relationship.

Cast

• John Barrymore as Carl Bellairs
• Helen Chandler as Lindsey Lane
• Donald Cook as Bill Strong
• Alan Mowbray as Sir Tony Gelding
• Claude King as The Inspector
• E. E. Clive as Spot Hawkins
• Reginald Sharland as Lord Vivian
• Ferdinand Gottschalk as The Lawyer
• Natalie Moorhead as Phyllis Mersey-Royds
• Doris Lloyd as The Blonde Widow
• Phyllis Barry as Party Guest
• Tempe Pigott as Mrs. Gamp - The Old Woman
• Herbert Bunston as the Bishop
• Charles Irwin as Mr. Chisholm
• John Rogers as Mr. Arno

References

1. Bloom, Ken (1995). Hollywood Song: The Complete Film Musical Companion. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 541. ISBN   0-8160-2002-7.
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute c.1993
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Long Lost Father

External links

• Long Lost Father at IMDb
• Long Lost Father at the TCM Movie Database
• Long Lost Father at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films