Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath explained

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Director:	Edward F. Cline
Producer:	Edward Small Charles R. Rogers
Starring:	Dorothy Mackaill Jack Mulhall
Cinematography:	Jack MacKenzie
Editing:	Edgar Adams
Studio:	Asher-Small-Rogers
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	7 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film process. The film is important historically as the first sound feature to be released by First National Pictures. The film is a comedy and was directed by Edward F. Cline.^{[1] [2]} It is based on the 1920 play Ladies' Night by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood. It was released on April 1, 1928 by First National Pictures.

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Helen Slocum
• Jack Mulhall as "Speed" Dawson
• Sylvia Ashton as Ma Slocum
• James Finlayson as Pa Slocum
• Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sweeney
• Harvey Clark as Mr. Spivens
• Reed Howes as Edwin Leroy
• Ethel Wales as Mrs. Spivens
• Fred Kelsey as Detective
• Andreva Nunée as Dancer (uncredited)
• Fred Toones as Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)

Music

The theme song was entitled “Girl of My Dreams,” with lyrics and music by Sunny Clapp.

Preservation

A copy of Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Notes and References

1. News: ACTOR LIFE READS LIKE ALGER TALE: Deno, Featured Dancer at Hillstreet, Italian Immigrant Years Ago. Los Angeles Times. Mar 11, 1928. C28.
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10120 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6730/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
4. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LadiesNightInATurkishB1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath