Five and Ten Cent Annie is a 1928 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook and William Demarest.[1] 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 Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.
| Five and Ten Cent Annie | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Cast
edit- Louise Fazenda as Annie
- Clyde Cook as Elmer Peck
- William Demarest as Briggs
- Gertrude Astor as Blonde
- Tom Ricketts as Adam Peck
- Douglas Gerrard as Judge
- George Beranger as Orchestra Leader
- Eddie Haffner as Midget
- Flora Finch as Guest
- Sunshine Hart as Guest
- Billy Franey as Guest
Preservation status
edit- Only a fragment of the film is known to exist at BFI National Film and Television archive, London.[2]
See also
edit- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
- List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
- Paradise for Two, a lost 1927 silent about inheritance
- The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926), a very similar themed film
References
editBibliography
edit- Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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