The Fall of Eve (1929)
65 mins | Comedy | 25 June 1929
Director:
Frank R. StrayerWriters:
Gladys Lehman, Anita Loos, John EmersonProducer:
Harry CohnCinematographer:
Teddy TetzlaffProduction Designer:
Harrison WileyProduction Company:
Columbia Pictures Corp.The scenario was based on the 1925 play, The Fall of Eve by Anita Loos and John Emerson. The title was listed in the 14 April 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World as one of ten “specials” to be released the following year by Columbia Pictures Corp., as part of its “Perfect Thirty-Six” program. Joe Brandt was identified as the company president.
Nearly six months later, Brandt announced in the 6 October 1928 Motion Picture News that his company had contracted with Electrical Research Products Inc., a subsidiary of Western Electric Company, to provide sound equipment for Columbia’s upcoming program of talking pictures.
The start of principal photography began during the spring of 1929, as indicated by the 1 May 1929 Variety, which stated that dialogue recording was currently underway at Metropolitan Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. More specifically, a studio directory in the 18 May 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World cited a starting date of 21 April 1929. News items in the 8 June 1929 Hollywood Filmograph and the 13 June 1929 Film Daily credited Constantin Bakaleinikoff with composing the film’s score, and Jackie Taylor and his Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra with performing it. The 10 May 1930 Hollywood Filmograph included child actor Jackie Hanlon among the cast.
The Fall of Eve was released on 25 June 1929, preceded by a 17 June 1929 opening at the Embassy Theatre in New York City. The 26 June 1929 Variety reported modest receipts totaling $5,000 and dismissed the picture as a “$2 ...
The scenario was based on the 1925 play, The Fall of Eve by Anita Loos and John Emerson. The title was listed in the 14 April 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World as one of ten “specials” to be released the following year by Columbia Pictures Corp., as part of its “Perfect Thirty-Six” program. Joe Brandt was identified as the company president.
Nearly six months later, Brandt announced in the 6 October 1928 Motion Picture News that his company had contracted with Electrical Research Products Inc., a subsidiary of Western Electric Company, to provide sound equipment for Columbia’s upcoming program of talking pictures.
The start of principal photography began during the spring of 1929, as indicated by the 1 May 1929 Variety, which stated that dialogue recording was currently underway at Metropolitan Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. More specifically, a studio directory in the 18 May 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World cited a starting date of 21 April 1929. News items in the 8 June 1929 Hollywood Filmograph and the 13 June 1929 Film Daily credited Constantin Bakaleinikoff with composing the film’s score, and Jackie Taylor and his Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra with performing it. The 10 May 1930 Hollywood Filmograph included child actor Jackie Hanlon among the cast.
The Fall of Eve was released on 25 June 1929, preceded by a 17 June 1929 opening at the Embassy Theatre in New York City. The 26 June 1929 Variety reported modest receipts totaling $5,000 and dismissed the picture as a “$2 phoney dressed up with a French sub-title to make it sound naughty.” Prices were lowered the following week, as indicated in the 6 July 1929 Motion Picture News. Reviews in the 22 June 1929 issues of Harrison’s Reports and Motion Picture News heralded the film as the “first all-talking screen farce.”
As of May 2021, the existence of this film cannot be determined from available sources.
Tom Ford, Jr., keeps secret his romance with his father's secretary, Eve Grant. Ford, Sr., enlists Eve to entertain out-of-town buyer Mr. Mack. When Mack's wife insists on joining the nightclub party, Eve is introduced as Mrs. Ford. While listening to a radio broadcast from the nightclub, Mrs. Ford is alarmed by the announcement that a certain dance tune has been requested by "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford." Ford enlists his son to help extricate him from his difficulties with the boorish couple. Tom agrees to help if Ford, Sr., will consent to his marriage. After the party moves to the Ford home, the intoxicated Mr. Mack and his corpulent wife decide to stay the night. As they are about to retire, Mrs. Ford returns and calls the police, having seen an unfamiliar figure raiding her icebox. Tom explains the situation to everyone's satisfaction and introduces Eve as his ...
Tom Ford, Jr., keeps secret his romance with his father's secretary, Eve Grant. Ford, Sr., enlists Eve to entertain out-of-town buyer Mr. Mack. When Mack's wife insists on joining the nightclub party, Eve is introduced as Mrs. Ford. While listening to a radio broadcast from the nightclub, Mrs. Ford is alarmed by the announcement that a certain dance tune has been requested by "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford." Ford enlists his son to help extricate him from his difficulties with the boorish couple. Tom agrees to help if Ford, Sr., will consent to his marriage. After the party moves to the Ford home, the intoxicated Mr. Mack and his corpulent wife decide to stay the night. As they are about to retire, Mrs. Ford returns and calls the police, having seen an unfamiliar figure raiding her icebox. Tom explains the situation to everyone's satisfaction and introduces Eve as his bride.
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