Frozen River (1929 film) explained

Frozen River
Director:F. Harmon Weight
Story:John F. Fowler
Starring:Rin Tin Tin
Davey Lee
Music:Louis Silvers
Cinematography:Nelson Laraby
Editing:Harold McLernon
Studio:Warner Bros.
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Runtime:61 minutes; 6 reels
Country:US
Language:Sound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Budget:$98,000[1]
Gross:$318,000

Frozen River is a lost 1929 sound part-talkie film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring the canine star Rin Tin Tin and boy actor Davey Lee. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. Warner Bros. produced and distributed the film.[2]

Cast

Reception

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $241,000 domestically and $77,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

This is a lost film.[3] It was recorded using the Vitaphone sound on the disc process. UCLA Film and Television Archive has sound discs for five out of six of the film's reels.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9258 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Frozen River
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5499/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Frozen River
  4. https://search.library.ucla.edu/permalink/01UCS_LAL/17p22dp/alma991696143506533 Frozen river (Film, 1929) - UCLA Library