| The Spieler | |
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| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Josiah Zuro |
Production company | Ralph Block Productions |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date | December 20, 1928 |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English intertitles |
The Spieler is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Hale, Clyde Cook and Renée Adorée.[1] While the film had a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.
Plot
Cast
- Alan Hale as Flash
- Clyde Cook as Luke aka 'Perfesser' McIntosh
- Renée Adorée as Cleo d'Alzelle
- Fred Kohler as Red Moon
- Fred Warren as The Baker
- James Quinn as The Rabbit
- Kewpie Morgan as Butch
- Billie Latimer as Bearded Lady
Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "Your Heart Looks Into Mine." Josiah Zuro arranged and directed the recording session for the soundtrack.
See also
References
- ↑ Munden p.756
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- The Spieler at IMDb
- The Spieler is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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