The Plaything

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The Plaything
Directed by Castleton Knight
Written by Arthur Jarvis Black (play)
Violet E. Powell
Starring Estelle Brody
Heather Thatcher
Nigel Barrie
Marguerite Allan
Cinematography James E. Rogers
Music by Hubert Bath
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
  • 30 September 1929 (1929-09-30)
Running time
5,873 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English

The Plaything is a 1929 British part-talkie sound romance film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Estelle Brody, Heather Thatcher and Nigel Barrie. The film was a mixture of silent and sound film as it was released during the transition period following Blackmail . It was based on the play Life Is Pretty Much the Same by Arthur Jarvis Black. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.

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