Auld Lang Syne is a 1929 British synchronized sound musical film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd, and Patrick Aherne. It was originally made as a silent film, but in September 1929 sound was added.[1][2] While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in Cricklewood, London.
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| Directed by | George Pearson |
| Written by | Patrick L. Mannock Hugh E. Wright George Pearson |
| Produced by | George Pearson |
| Starring | Harry Lauder Dorothy Boyd Patrick Aherne Dodo Watts |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Music by | Robert Burns (songs) |
Production company | Welsh-Pearson |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English |
Cast
edit- Harry Lauder as Sandy McTavish
- Dorothy Boyd as Jill Bray
- Patrick Aherne as Angus McTavish
- Dodo Watts as Marie McTavish
- Hugh E. Wright as Wullie McNab
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BFI Database entry
- ^ St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (1 April 2009). Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1611473995.
- John Mundy, The British Musical Film (Manchester University Press, 2007)
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