True Heaven is a 1929 American sound drama film directed by James Tinling, written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Phillips Smalley, Oscar Apfel, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It was released on February 17, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2]
| True Heaven | |
|---|---|
 Still with George O'Brien and Lois Moran | |
| Directed by | James Tinling |
| Screenplay by | Malcolm Stuart Boylan Dwight Cummins |
| Produced by | Kenneth Hawks |
| Starring | George O'Brien Lois Moran Phillips Smalley Oscar Apfel Duke Martin André Cheron |
| Cinematography | Conrad Wells |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English |
Plot
editIn Belgium during World War I, a British officer becomes romantically attached to a café singer who turns out to be a German spy.
Cast
edit- George O'Brien as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
- Lois Moran as Judith
- Phillips Smalley as British Colonel Mason
- Oscar Apfel as German General
- Duke Martin as British Sergeant Major
- André Cheron as British Spy
- Donald MacKenzie as British Colonel
- Hedwiga Reicher as Madame Grenot
- Will Stanton as Gresson's Chauffeur
Music
editThe film featured a theme song entitled "True Heaven" which was composed by Dave Stamper and William Kernell.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "True Heaven (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. January 20, 1929. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (February 11, 1929). "Movie Review - Der Student von Prag - THE SCREEN; Uncle Sam's Navy Fliers". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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