Not Quite Decent is a 1929 American sound part-talkie Pre-Code film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Irving Cummings, and starring June Collyer and Louise Dresser.[1] 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 Movietone sound-on-film system.
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Directed by | Irving Cummings |
Written by | Marion Orth (writer) Edwin J. Burke (dialogue) Malcolm Stuart Boylan (intertitles) |
Story by | Wallace Smith |
Produced by | James Kevin McGuinness |
Starring | Louise Dresser June Collyer |
Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
Music by | S. L. Rothafel |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
edit- June Collyer as Linda Cunningham
- Louise Dresser as Mame Jarrow
- Allan Lane as Jerry Connor
- Marjorie Beebe as Margie
- Oscar Apfel as Canfield
- Ben Hewlett as a Crook
- Jack Kenny as Another Crook
- Paul Nicholson as Al Bergon
Music
editThe film features a theme song entitled "Empty Arms" with words and music by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell.
Preservation status
editSee also
editReferences
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Not Quite Decent (film).
- Not Quite Decent at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster
- Poster
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com