Thru Different Eyes is a 1929 sound all-talking American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Tom Barry and Milton Herbert Gropper. The film stars Mary Duncan, Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter, Natalie Moorhead, Earle Foxe and Donald Gallaher. The film was released on April 14, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | John G. Blystone |
Screenplay by | Tom Barry Milton Herbert Gropper |
Story by | Milton Herbert Gropper Edna Sherry |
Produced by | John G. Blystone |
Starring | Mary Duncan Edmund Lowe Warner Baxter Natalie Moorhead Earle Foxe Donald Gallaher |
Cinematography | Al Brick Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (All-Talking) English |
Plot
editHarvey Manning is tried for murdering his best friend, Jack Winfield, whose body was found in the Manning home. During the trial, attorneys on both sides offer contrasting versions of Manning's character and his wife, Viola, and of the events preceding the murder. Manning is found guilty, but then a young girl comes forward and confesses to killing Winfield.
Cast
edit- Mary Duncan as Viola
- Edmund Lowe as Harvey Manning
- Warner Baxter as Jack Winfield
- Natalie Moorhead as Frances Thornton
- Earle Foxe as Howard Thornton
- Donald Gallaher as Spencer
- Florence Lake as Myrtle
- Sylvia Sidney as Valerie Briand
- Purnell Pratt as Dist. Atty. Marston
- Selmer Jackson as King
- Dolores Johnson as Anna
- Nigel De Brulier as Maynard
- Lola Salvi as Maid
- Stepin Fetchit as Janitor
- DeWitt Jennings as Paducah
- Arthur Stone as Crane
- George Lamont as Traynor
- Natalie Warfield as Aline Craig
- Jack Jordan as Reporter
- Marian Spitzer as Reporter
- Stanley Blystone as Reporter
- Stuart Erwin as Reporter
Music
editThe film featured a theme song entitled "I'm Saving All My Loving" which was composed by William Kernell and Dave Stamper.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Thru Different Eyes (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Thru Different Eyes (1929) - John G. Blystone". AllMovie. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Thru Different Eyes". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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