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 byJames Tinling
Screenplay byMalcolm Stuart Boylan
Dwight Cummins
Produced byKenneth Hawks
StarringGeorge O'Brien
Lois Moran
Phillips Smalley
Oscar Apfel
Duke Martin
André Cheron
CinematographyConrad Wells
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English

Plot

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In Belgium during World War I, a British officer becomes romantically attached to a café singer who turns out to be a German spy.

Cast

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Music

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The film featured a theme song entitled "True Heaven" which was composed by Dave Stamper and William Kernell.

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References

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  1. ^ "True Heaven (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. January 20, 1929. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ 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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