The Mighty (1929 film)

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The Mighty
Directed by John Cromwell
Screenplay by Grover Jones
Robert N. Lee
Herman J. Mankiewicz
William Slavens McNutt
Nellie Revell
Starring George Bancroft
Esther Ralston
Warner Oland
Raymond Hatton
Dorothy Revier
Morgan Farley
O.P. Heggie
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Otho Lovering
George Nichols Jr.
Music by Oscar Potoker
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1929 (1929-11-16)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mighty is a 1929 American action film directed by John Cromwell and written by Grover Jones, Robert N. Lee, Herman J. Mankiewicz, William Slavens McNutt and Nellie Revell. The film stars George Bancroft, Esther Ralston, Warner Oland, Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Revier, Morgan Farley and O.P. Heggie. The film was released on November 16, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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  2. "The Mighty". afi.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.