Silks and Saddles (1929 film)

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Silks and Saddles
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Directed by Robert F. Hill
Screenplay byEdward Clark
James Gruen
Paul Gangelin
Faith Thomas
J.G. Hawks
Albert DeMond
Story byGerald Beaumont
StarringRichard Walling
Marian Nixon
Sam De Grasse
Montagu Love
Mary Nolan
Otis Harlan
CinematographyJoseph Brotherton
Edited by Daniel Mandell
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 20, 1929 (1929-01-20)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Silks and Saddles is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Edward Clark, James Gruen, Paul Gangelin, Faith Thomas, J.G. Hawks and Albert DeMond. The film stars Richard Walling, Marian Nixon, Sam De Grasse, Montagu Love, Mary Nolan and Otis Harlan. The film was released on January 20, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

The film is preserved at UCLA Film and Television Archive. [4]

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References

  1. "Silks and Saddles (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. Sandra Brennan. "Silks and Saddles (1929) - Robert Hill". AllMovie. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "Silks and Saddles". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Silks and Saddles