Honor of the Family explained

Honor of the Family
Director:Lloyd Bacon
Based On: from novel by Balzac
Cinematography:Ernest Haller
Distributor:First National Pictures

A Subsidiary of Warner Bros.

Runtime:66 minutes
Language:English
Country:United States

Honor of the Family is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures and starring Bebe Daniels and Warren William. It is based on the play by Emil Fabre from the Honoré de Balzac novel La Rabouilleuse.

The film marked the sound-film debut for William, who would become a major Warner Bros. star over the next five years. It also marked Dita Parlo's first English-speaking role.

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Andre Sennwald summarized Honor of the Family as "an average film, which the not too exacting will find mildly diverting."[1]

Preservation status

Honor of the Family is now considered to be a lost film, with no elements known to exist. The soundtrack, recorded separately on Vitaphone discs, survives.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Sennwald . Andre . 1931-10-17 . Suggested by Balzac . 20 . The New York Times.