Thru Different Eyes (1929 film)

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Thru Different Eyes
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Directed by John G. Blystone
Screenplay by Tom Barry
Milton Herbert Gropper
Story byMilton Herbert Gropper
Edna Sherry
Produced byJohn G. Blystone
Starring Mary Duncan
Edmund Lowe
Warner Baxter
Natalie Moorhead
Earle Foxe
Donald Gallaher
CinematographyAl Brick
Ernest Palmer
Edited by Louis R. Loeffler
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 14, 1929 (1929-04-14)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (All-Talking)
English

Thru Different Eyes is a 1929 sound all-talking American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Tom Barry and Milton Herbert Gropper. The film stars Mary Duncan, Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter, Natalie Moorhead, Earle Foxe and Donald Gallaher. The film was released on April 14, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Harvey Manning is tried for murdering his best friend, Jack Winfield, whose body was found in the Manning home. During the trial, attorneys on both sides offer contrasting versions of Manning's character and his wife, Viola, and of the events preceding the murder. Manning is found guilty, but then a young girl comes forward and confesses to killing Winfield.

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Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "I'm Saving All My Loving" which was composed by William Kernell and Dave Stamper.

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