Christina (1929 film)
Appearance
Christina | |
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Directed by | William K. Howard |
Written by | Tristram Tupper Marion Orth |
Starring | Janet Gaynor Charles Morton |
Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
Edited by | Harry H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 min. |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Christina is a lost[1][2] 1929 sound part talkie starring Janet Gaynor and directed by William K. Howard. The supporting cast includes Charles Morton, Rudolph Schildkraut, Harry Cording, and Lucy Doraine.[3] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Movietone sound-on-film system.
Cast
[edit]- Janet Gaynor as Christina
- Charles Morton as Jan
- Rudolph Schildkraut as Niklaas
- Harry Cording as Dick Torpe
- Lucy Doraine as Madame Bosman
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "Christina" which was composed by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Christina
- ^ Christina at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929 Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, silentsaregolden.com; accessed August 9, 2015.
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
External links
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Categories:
- 1929 films
- 1929 drama films
- Fox Film films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by William K. Howard
- Silent American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Lost American drama films
- 1929 lost films
- English-language drama films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s American films
- Part-talkie films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs