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Movie Title

Geraldine (1929)

80 mins | Romantic comedy | 20 January 1929

Cast:

Marian Nixon, Eddie Quillan, Albert Gran [ More ]

Director:

Melville Brown

Writer:

Carey Wilson

Cinematographer:

David Abel

Editor:

Barbara Hunter

Production Company:

Pathé Exchange, Inc.
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HISTORY

A studio production schedule in the 22 September 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World cited a starting date of 5 September 1928 for Geraldine. ...

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A studio production schedule in the 22 September 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World cited a starting date of 5 September 1928 for Geraldine.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
22 Sep 1928
p. 42
Film Daily
16 Dec 1928
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New York Times
4 Mar 1929
p. 20
Variety
6 Mar 1929
p. 26
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Pathé Exchange, Inc.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Pathé Exchange, Inc.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Melville Brown
Dir
Leigh Smith
Asst dir
PRODUCER
Paul Bern
Supv
WRITERS
Carey Wilson
Adpt
George Dromgold
Cont
Peggy Prior
Cont
John W. Krafft
John Krafft
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
David Abel
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Barbara Hunter
Film ed
PRODUCTION MISC
Richard Blaydon
R. A. Blaydon
Prod mgr
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington (publication undetermined).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Booth Tarkington
DETAILS
Release Date:
20 January 1929
Production Date:
began 5 September 1928
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Pathé Exchange, Inc.
8 January 1929
LP7
Physical Properties:
Silent with sound sequences
Talking seq by RCA Photophone
Black and White
Sound, also silent
Also si; 5,587 ft.
Duration(in mins):
80
Length(in feet):
5,959
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Eddie Able, who lives by his wits, is hired by businessman Wygate to convert his daughter Geraldine into a belle. She is in love with Bellsworthy Cameron, a dapper young lawyer who does not return her attentions. Eddie, who falls in love with her, succeeds too well. Only when Eddie saves her from being arrested in a cabaret raid does she realize that he is the one for ...

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Eddie Able, who lives by his wits, is hired by businessman Wygate to convert his daughter Geraldine into a belle. She is in love with Bellsworthy Cameron, a dapper young lawyer who does not return her attentions. Eddie, who falls in love with her, succeeds too well. Only when Eddie saves her from being arrested in a cabaret raid does she realize that he is the one for her.

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GENRE
Genre:
Romantic comedy


Subject
Subject (Major):
Businessmen
Cabarets
Courtship
Fatherhood
Lawyers

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