The First Kiss (1928 American film)
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Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
Written by | John Farrow Tom Reed |
Based on | Four Brothers by Tristram Tupper |
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Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
Edited by | Lee Helen |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes (6 reels) |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
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The First Kiss is a 1928 American sound romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song. Based on the short story Four Brothers by Tristram Tupper, the film is about a Chesapeake Bay fisherman who turns to pirating in order to be rich enough to marry a society girl.
The First Kiss was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Today it is considered to be a lost film.[2][3][4] Some filming took place on the Chesapeake Bay in Saint Michaels, Maryland.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Fay Wray as Anna Lee
- Gary Cooper as Mulligan Talbot
- Lane Chandler as William Talbot
- Leslie Fenton as Carol Talbot
- Paul Fix as Ezra Talbot
- Malcolm Williams as Pap
- Monroe Owsley as Other Suitor
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled “The First Kiss” which was composed by Al Dubin and J. Russell Robinson. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (August 28, 1928). "First Kiss (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30. The American Film Institute, c.1971.
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: The First Kiss at silentera.com
- ^ The First Kiss at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928
- ^ Wlaschin, K. (2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.
External links
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- The First Kiss at IMDb
- The First Kiss at the TCM Movie Database
- Stills #1, #2, #3, and #4 at Talbot County and the Movies, Talbot County Free Library
- 1928 films
- Lost American romantic drama films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Rowland V. Lee
- Films based on short fiction
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films produced by B. P. Schulberg
- American black-and-white films
- 1928 lost films
- 1928 romantic drama films
- Films shot in Maryland
- Works about Chesapeake Bay
- Eastern Shore of Maryland in fiction
- 1920s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs