True Heaven (1929)

55 mins | Melodrama | January 1929

Director:

James Tinling

Writer:

Dwight Cummins

Cinematographer:

Conrad Wells

Production Company:

Fox Film Corp.
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HISTORY

The 17 November 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World announced that the production starting date for False Colors, the film's working title, was 30 Oct 1928. ...

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The 17 November 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World announced that the production starting date for False Colors, the film's working title, was 30 Oct 1928.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
17 Nov 1928
p. 48
Film Daily
17 Feb 1929
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New York Times
11 Feb 1929
p. 26
Variety
13 Feb 1929
p. 24
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Leslie Selander
Asst dir
PRODUCERS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Judith" by Charles Edward Montague in Action, and Other Stories (Garden City, NY, 1928).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
False Colors
Release Date:
January 1929
Premiere Information:
release: 13 Jan or 20 Jan 1929
Production Date:
began 30 Oct 1928
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Fox Film Corp.
22 January 1929
LP50
Physical Properties:
Silent with sound sequences
Sd eff by Movietone
Black and White
Sound, also silent
Also si; 5,563 ft.
Duration(in mins):
55
Length(in feet):
5,531
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Lieut. Philip Gresson, a British soldier in Belgium, falls in love with Judith, a cafe entertainer, who later saves his life. Sent to spy behind the German lines disguised as a German officer, he discovers that she is an enemy agent. Torn between love and duty, she turns him in. He is saved by the Armistice from being ...

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Lieut. Philip Gresson, a British soldier in Belgium, falls in love with Judith, a cafe entertainer, who later saves his life. Sent to spy behind the German lines disguised as a German officer, he discovers that she is an enemy agent. Torn between love and duty, she turns him in. He is saved by the Armistice from being shot.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
World War I


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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