Honor of the Family
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Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
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Based on | La Rabouilleuse play by Émile Fabre from novel by Balzac |
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Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Distributed by | First National Pictures: A Subsidiary of Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Honor of the Family is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), starring Bebe Daniels and Warren William. It was based on the play by Emil Fabre, from the Honoré de Balzac novel, La Rabouilleuse.[1]
This was the talkie debut for Warren William who would become one of the major stars for Warner Brothers over the next five years.[2] It also marked Dita Parlo's first English-speaking role.[1]
Cast[]
- Bebe Daniels – Laura
- Warren William – Captain Boris Barony
- Alan Mowbray – Tony Revere
- Blanche Friderici – Madame Boris
- Frederick Kerr – Paul Barony
- Dita Parlo – Roszi
- Allan Lane – Joseph
- Harry Cording – Kouski
- Murray Kinnell – Captain Elek
- C. Henry Gordon – Renard
- Carl Miller – Lieutenant Kolman
Preservation status[]
The film is now considered to be a lost film, with no film elements known to exist.[citation needed] The soundtrack, recorded separately on Vitaphone disks, survives.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Honor of the Family". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Steinhagen, Jon (2010). "Talkers, Fast and Smooth: Lee Tracy and Warren William". In New England Vintage Film Society (ed.). Playbills to Photoplays. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4535-8775-1.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1931 films
- English-language films
- Lost American films
- First National Pictures films
- American films based on plays
- Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac
- American films
- Films directed by Lloyd Bacon
- 1931 drama films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1931 lost films
- 1930s drama film stubs