The Ruling Voice | |
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Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
Written by | Robert Lord (adaptation) |
Screenplay by | Byron Morgan |
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Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | George Amy |
Music by | David Mendoza |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Ruling Voice is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster drama directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Walter Huston, Loretta Young, and Doris Kenyon. It had an alternate title Upper Underworld, and was produced by First National Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. [1]
A copy of The Ruling Voice is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2]
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Scarlet Seas is a surviving 1929 American synchronized sound romantic adventure film produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by First National Pictures. Although there is no audible dialogue, the film was released with a musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc recording process. The picture was directed by John Francis Dillon. It starred Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, and a teen-aged Loretta Young. Originally, the film was presumed lost.
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