Outcast (1928 film)

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Outcast
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Directed by William A. Seiter
Written by Agnes Christine Johnston (scenario)
Forrest Halsey (titles)
Gene Towne (titles)
Based onOutcast (1914 play)
by Hubert Henry Davies
Produced by Richard A. Rowland
Starring Corinne Griffith
Edmund Lowe
Louise Fazenda
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Edited by Hugh Bennett
Music by Karl Hajos
Victor Schertzinger
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • November 11, 1928 (1928-11-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSound (Synchronized)(English Intertitles)

Outcast is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. It was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Corinne Griffith, often considered one of the most beautiful women in film. This story had been filmed in 1917 as The World and the Woman with Jeanne Eagels. In 1922 a Paramount film of the same name with Elsie Ferguson reprising her stage role was released. Both films were based on a 1914 play, Outcast, by Hubert Henry Davies which starred Ferguson. The Seiter/Griffith film was an all silent with Vitaphone music and sound effects. In the sound era the story was filmed once again as The Girl from 10th Avenue starring Bette Davis. [1] [2] [3] According to the Library of Congress database shows a print surviving complete at Cineteca Italiana in Milan.

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The film featured a theme song entitled "Another Kiss" which was composed by Victor Schertzinger.

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