Love's Old Sweet Song (1923 film)
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Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
Written by | Augustus Bertilla Jacques Byrne |
Produced by | Lee de Forest |
Starring | Louis Wolheim Donald Gallaher Una Merkel |
Cinematography | Freeman Harrison Owens |
Music by | J.L. Molloy (song "Love's Old Sweet Song") |
Production company | Norca Pictures |
Distributed by | De Forest Phonofilm |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Love's Old Sweet Song is a 1923 American two-reel short film made in the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film was directed by J. Searle Dawley and stars Louis Wolheim, Donald Gallaher, Ernest Hilliard, and Una Merkel in her film debut.
Cast[]
- Louis Wolheim as The Wanderer
- Helen Weir as Eunice
- Donald Gallaher as Charlie
- Ernest Hilliard as Mother
- Baby Margaret Brown as Babs
- Ernest Hilliard as Power
- Una Merkel
Production[]
This was one of the few two-reel films produced by Lee de Forest in Phonofilm due to problems with changeovers when the film was projected in theaters. In June 1923, de Forest and the film's cinematographer Freeman Harrison Owens became embroiled in a legal battle over the Phonofilm process and patents.[1]
See also[]
- Phonofilm
- Sound film
- Abraham Lincoln (1924 film short), another two-reel Phonofilm
References[]
- ^ "Love's Old Sweet Song (1923)". Retrieved June 28, 2017.
External links[]
- Love's Old Sweet Song at IMDb
- Progressive Silent Film List: Love's Old Sweet Song at silentera.com
Categories:
- 1923 films
- Films directed by J. Searle Dawley
- American silent short films
- American films
- 1923 short films
- Phonofilm short films
- American black-and-white films
- Early sound films
- Short silent film stubs