A Man's Man (1929 film) explained

A Man's Man
Alt:Several actors on a lobby card for the movie
Director:James Cruze
Producer:Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Starring:William Haines
Cinematography:Merritt B. Gerstad
Editing:George Hively
Distributor:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:USA
Language:Sound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

A Man's Man is a lost[1] [2] 1929 synchronized sound film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by James Cruze. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film starred William Haines and Josephine Dunn. It was based on a Broadway play, A Man's Man by Patrick Kearney.[3] Greta Garbo and John Gilbert notably appear in a cameo.[4] The film is believed to be lost, although the Vitaphone type sound discs exist and are currently held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "My Heart Is Bluer Than Your Eyes, Cherie" which was written by Al Bryan and Monte Wilhite.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnemetromgm.html A Man's Man at Lost Film Files: MGM films - 1929
  2. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7366/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Man's Man
  3. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=8363 A Man's Man on Broadway, 52nd Street Theatre, Oct. 1925-Jan. 1926; 120 performances
  4. Web site: Torsten . John . 2005 . A Man's Man . Garbo Forever.
  5. Web site: A Man's Man . UCLA Library.