The Big Noise (1928 film)

The Big Noise
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Thomas J. Geraghty Ben Hecht Allan Dwan
Produced by	Allan Dwan
Starring	Chester Conklin Alice White Bodil Rosing
Edited by	Doris Farrington Terry Morse
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	March 25, 1928 (1928-03-25)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Big Noise is a lost ^[1] 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan ^[2] and starring Chester Conklin, Alice White and Bodil Rosing. ^[3]

Plot

John Sloval is a guard in the New York subway. He wishes that Philip Hurd, from Coney Island, marries his daughter Sophie. But the latter loves Bill Hedges, the son of a wealthy land owner in upstate New York.

Cast

• Chester Conklin as John Sloval
• Alice White as Sophie Sloval, his daughter
• Bodil Rosing as Ma Sloval, his wife
• Sam Hardy as Philip Hurd
• Jack Egan as Bill Hedges
• Ned Sparks as William Howard, newspaper editor ^[4] ; the role is Sparks's first performance in a talkie ^[5]
• David Torrence as Managing Editor of Howard's newspaper

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Big Noise is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Big Noise". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
2. Lombardi, Frederic (March 5, 2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN   978-0-7864-9040-0.
3. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Big Noise". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
4. Langman, Larry (July 11, 2015). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0925-6.
5. Gordon, Dr Roger L. (January 23, 2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4809-4499-2.

Bibliography

• Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
• Alexander Walker, Vanity Fair, April 1929, p . 79 . 40 , p . 46

External links

• The Big Noise at IMDb
• The Big Noise at the TCM Movie Database
• The Big Noise at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films