New Orleans
French poster
Directed byReginald Barker
Written by
Produced byJohn M. Stahl
Starring
CinematographyHarry Jackson
Edited byRobert Kern
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
June 2, 1929
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

New Orleans is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett.[1] 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 Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system using RCA Photophone equipment. The was produced and distributed by the independent Tiffany Pictures.

Synopsis

Two friends, a jockey and a racetrack owner, fall out over a woman they both love.

Soundtrack

Here is a web site with the soundtrack recorded from original 16" discs.
http://mst.cdbpdx.com/MSTNO29/
Reels 1 thru 6 have only music, sound effects like doors closing, trains, horses galloping, crowd noise, and a few guttural utterances. The song Pals Forever is sung by a noticeably inebriated quartet in the 2nd reel. Except for the song PALS FOREVER in reel 2, there isn't much dialog until reel 7.

Cast

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Pals Forever" which was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld (music) and Ted Shapiro (lyrics).

See also

References

  1. Pitts p.409

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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