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Hurdy Gurdy
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Hal Roach
Cast: Max Davidson [Papa Ginsberg], Edgar Kennedy [Policeman Kennedy], Thelma Todd [the blonde woman upstairs], Nellie V. Nichols [Mrs. Kennedy], Oscar Apfel [Mr. Schnitzmeyer], Eddie Dunn [the ice man], Ann Brody [Mama Ginsberg], Aileen Carlyle [Mrs. Schnitzmeyer], May Milloy [Mrs. Campanaro], Tony Campanaro [Mr. Campanaro, the hurdy gurdy man], Gertie Messinger (Gertrude Messinger) [the Kennedy daughter]; [?] ? [the doctor]
Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [Roach Star Comedies]. / Produced by Hal Roach. From a screen story by Leo McCarey. Photographed (cinematography) by George Stevens. Sound recording engineer, Elmer Raguse. Film editor, Richard Currier (Richard C. Currier). Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 11 May 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / The first Hal Roach Studios talkie. / Full-sound film.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm duplicate negative (including the Vitaphone soundtrack discs)].
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Animals: Cats, Monkeys, Seals - Law: Enforcement: Policemen - Misunderstandings - Musical instruments: Guitars - Street scenes - Synchronized sound film - USA: New York: New York
Listing updated: 10 March 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Skretvedt-Magic p. 160 : Vitaphone-1-4 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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