The Third Degree (1926 film)

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The Third Degree
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Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Graham Baker (scenario)
Based onplay by Charles Klein
Starring Dolores Costello
Louise Dresser
Cinematography Hal Mohr
Edited by Clarence Kolster
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 1, 1926 (1926-12-1)(U.S.)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent (English intertitles)
Vitaphone sound effects and score
Budget$208,000 [1]
Box office$413,000 [1]
The Third Degree film still The Third Degree (SAYRE 14453).jpg
The Third Degree film still

The Third Degree is a 1926 American silent romance film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz, in his first American film. [2] Starring Dolores Costello, it is based on the hit 1909 play of the same name written by Charles Klein that starred Helen Ware. [3] [4]

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Cast

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records The Third Degree earned $269,000 domestically and $144,000 in foreign markets. [1]

Preservation

A copy of The Third Degree is held by the Library of Congress. [5] [6] [7] [8] Also, a 16mm print is in the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ↑ "Michael Curtiz: biography". TCM Archive Materials. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ The Third Degree, by Charles Klein, as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, February 1, 1909 – June 1909; IBDb.com
  4. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Third Degree at silentera.com
  5. ↑ Catalog of Holdings, the American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, p. 182 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  6. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  7. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Third Degree
  8. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: The Third Degree
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database: The Third Degree


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