Lucky Boy
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Ten reels / 8708 feet
Directed by Norman Taurog and Charles C. Wilson + [Rudolph Flothow]
Cast: George Jessel [Georgie Jessel], Gwen Lee [Mrs. Ellis], Richard Tucker [Mr. Ellis], Gayne Whitman [Mr. Trent], Margaret Quimby [Eleanor], Rosa Rosanova [‘Momma’ Jessel], William Strauss [Jacob Jessel], Mary Doran [Becky]
Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Incorporated. / Scenario by Isadore Bernstein, with dialogue by George Jessel, from the short story “Lucky Boy” by Viola Brothers Shore. Set dressing by George Sawley. Director of sound sequences, Rudolph Flothow. Cinematography by Harry Jackson. Film editors, Desmond O’Brien and Russell Shields. Intertitles written by George Jessel and Harry Braxton. Music by Hugo Riesenfeld. Musical conductor, Sacha Bunchuk. / Premiered 4 January 1929 in New York, New York. Released 2 February 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Jews - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 3 October 2014.
References: Sweeney-Coming p. 137 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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