The Fall of Eve (1929)

65 mins | Comedy | 25 June 1929

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HISTORY

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 ...

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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.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
14 Apr 1928
p. 20
Exhibitors Herald-World
18 May 1929
p. 59
Film Daily
12 Jun 1929
p. 2
Film Daily
13 Jun 1929
p. 6
Film Daily
23 Jun 1929
p. 12
Harrison's Reports
22 Jun 1929
p. 98
Harrison's Reports
24 Aug 1929
p. 137
Hollywood Filmograph
8 Jun 1929
inside cover
Hollywood Filmograph
10 May 1930
p. 24
Motion Picture News
10 Mar 1928
p. 816
Motion Picture News
6 Oct 1928
p. 1093
Motion Picture News
27 Apr 1929
p. 1428
Motion Picture News
6 Jul 1929
p. 128
Motion Picture News
22 Jun 1929
p. 2210
New York Times
18 Jun 1929
p. 29
Variety
1 May 1929
p. 17
Variety
19 Jun 1929
p. 30
Variety
26 Jun 1929
p. 9
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Asst dir
PRODUCER
Prod
WRITERS
Story
Story
Frederic Hatton
Dial
PHOTOGRAPHY
Teddy Tetzlaff
Dir of photog
ART DIRECTOR
Art dir
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the play, The Fall of Eve by Anita Loos and John Emerson (New York, 1925).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHORS
DETAILS
Release Date:
25 June 1929
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 17 Jun 1929
Production Date:
began 27 April 1929
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Columbia Pictures Corp.
25 July 1929
LP579
Physical Properties:
Sound
Movietone
Black and White
Sound, also silent
Also si; 5,799 ft.
Duration(in mins):
65
Length(in feet):
6,245
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

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 ...

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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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Offscreen Credit
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AFI Life Achievement Award

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