If I Were Single is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel, and Myrna Loy.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process.
| If I Were Single | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Robert Lord Joseph Jackson |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | May McAvoy Conrad Nagel Myrna Loy |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
The film was based on the story "Two-Time Marriage" by Jack Townley. The story was adapted into an All-Talking sound film in 1930 under the title of Divorce Among Friends by Warner Bros.
Cast
edit- May McAvoy as May Howard
- Conrad Nagel as Ted Howard
- Myrna Loy as Joan Whitley
- George Beranger as Claude
Preservation status
editThis film survives at the BFI National Film and Television Archive in London.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Leider, Emily W. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press, 2011. p. 318
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: If I Were Single
External links
edit- If I Were Single at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide (archived; worthpoint)
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