Clear the Decks is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. 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 Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film is based on the 1926 novel When the Devil Was Sick by E.J. Rath. The film stars Reginald Denny, Olive Hasbrouck, Otis Harlan, Lucien Littlefield, Collette Merton and Robert Anderson. The film was released on March 3, 1929, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Clear the Decks
Directed byJoseph Henabery
Screenplay byEarle Snell
Gladys Lehman
Albert DeMond
Charles Henry Smith
Based onWhen the Devil Was Sick
by E.J. Rath
StarringReginald Denny
Olive Hasbrouck
Otis Harlan
Lucien Littlefield
Collette Merton
Robert Anderson
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Edited byBernard W. Burton
John English
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 3, 1929 (1929-03-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

Cast

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Clear the Decks (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Clear the Decks (1929) - Joseph Henaberry". AllMovie. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Clear the Decks". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
edit