Frozen River is a lost 1929 sound part-talkie film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring the canine star Rin Tin Tin and boy actor Davey Lee. 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. Warner Bros. produced and distributed the film.[2]
| Frozen River | |
|---|---|
 Rin Tin Tin | |
| Directed by | F. Harmon Weight |
| Written by | Harry Behn Anthony Coldeway James A. Starr |
| Story by | John F. Fowler |
| Starring | Rin Tin Tin Davey Lee |
| Cinematography | Nelson Laraby |
| Edited by | Harold McLernon |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes; 6 reels |
| Country | US |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
| Budget | $98,000[1] |
| Box office | $318,000[1] |
Cast
edit- Rin Tin Tin as Lobo, a dog
- Davey Lee as Billy
- Raymond McKee as Jerry
- Nina Quartero as Jane
- Josef Swickard as Hazy
- Frank Campeau as Potter
- Lew Harvey as Pierre
Reception
editAccording to Warner Bros records the film earned $241,000 domestically and $77,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
editThis is a lost film.[3] It was recorded using the Vitaphone sound on disc process. UCLA Film and Television Archive has sound discs for five out of six of the film's reels.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Frozen River
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Frozen River
- ^ Frozen river (Film, 1929) - UCLA Library
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