The Carnation Kid

The Carnation Kid
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Directed by	E. Mason Hopper Leslie Pearce
Screenplay by	Alfred A. Cohn Arthur Huffsmith Henry McCarty
Produced by	Al Christie George Christie
Starring	Douglas MacLean Frances Lee William B. Davidson Lorraine MacLean Charles Hill Mailes Francis McDonald
Cinematography	Alex Phillips Monte Steadman
Edited by	Grace Dazey
Production company	Christie Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 2, 1929 (1929-03-02)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English intertitles

The Carnation Kid is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and Leslie Pearce and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Arthur Huffsmith, and Henry McCarty. 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 stars Douglas MacLean, Frances Lee, William B. Davidson, Lorraine MacLean, Charles Hill Mailes, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on March 2, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Douglas MacLean as Clarence Kendall
• Frances Lee as Doris Whitely
• William B. Davidson as Blythe
• Lorraine MacLean as Lucille
• Charles Hill Mailes as Crawford Whitely
• Francis McDonald as The Carnation Kid
• Maurice Black as Tony
• Ben Swor Jr. as Blinkey
• Carl Stockdale as Deacon

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Carnations (Remind Me of You)" with words and music by Sterling Sherwin.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. "Movie Review - The Carnation Kid - THE SCREEN; Love and Pickpockets. Spanish Days. Mistaken Identity. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
2. "The Carnation Kid". afi.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

External links

• The Carnation Kid at IMDb