Two Weeks Off is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by William Beaudine.[2] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. A complete nitrate print survives at UCLA.[3]
| Two Weeks Off | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Screenplay by | F. McGrew Willis Joseph Poland |
| Based on | the novel, Weeks Off, a Summertime Comedy by Thomas Barrows Kenyon Nicholson |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Dorothy Mackaill |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Ralph Holt |
| Music by | Alois Reiser (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Cast
edit- Dorothy Mackaill as Kitty Weaver
- Jack Mulhall as Dave Pickett
- Gertrude Astor as Agnes
- James Finlayson as Pa Weaver
- Kate Price as Ma Weaver
- Jed Prouty as Harry
- Eddie Gribbon as Sid Winters
- Gertrude Messinger as Tessie McCann
Music
editThe film features a theme song entitled "Love Thrills" with words by Al Bryan and music by George W. Meyer.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Two Weeks Off". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2013). "Two Weeks Off". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ https://search.library.ucla.edu/permalink/01UCS_LAL/17p22dp/alma991278613506533 Two weeks off / First National Pictures ; presented by Richard A. Rowland ; director, William Beaudine ; scenario, F. McGrew Willis and Joseph Poland ; dialogue, Richard Weil. 1929; 7 reels of 7 (ca. 7000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. nitrate print.
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