A Man's Man (1929 film)
1929 film
- May 25, 1929 (1929-05-25)
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A Man's Man is a lost[1][2] 1929 synchronized sound film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by James Cruze. 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. The film starred William Haines and Josephine Dunn. It was based on a Broadway play, A Man's Man by Patrick Kearney.[3] Greta Garbo and John Gilbert notably appear in a cameo.[4] The film is believed to be lost, although the Vitaphone type sound discs exist and are currently held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]
Cast
- William Haines - Mel
- Josephine Dunn - Peggy
- Sam Hardy - Charlie
- Mae Busch - Violet
- John Gilbert - Himself
- Greta Garbo - Herself
- Gloria Davenport - Annie
- Delmer Daves (uncredited)
- Fred Niblo (uncredited)
Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "My Heart Is Bluer Than Your Eyes, Cherie" which was written by Al Bryan and Monte Wilhite.
See also
- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
- ^ A Man's Man at Lost Film Files: MGM films - 1929 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Man's Man
- ^ A Man's Man on Broadway, 52nd Street Theatre, Oct. 1925-Jan. 1926; 120 performances
- ^ Torsten; John (2005). "A Man's Man". Garbo Forever.
- ^ "A Man's Man". UCLA Library.
External links
- A Man's Man at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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- The Valley of the Giants (1919)
- The Lottery Man (1919)
- Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919)
- An Adventure in Hearts (1919)
- Terror Island (1920)
- Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920)
- The Sins of St. Anthony (1920)
- What Happened to Jones (1920)
- Food for Scandal (1920)
- A Full House (1920)
- Always Audacious (1920)
- The Charm School (1921)
- The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921)
- Gasoline Gus (1921)
- Crazy to Marry (1921)
- One Glorious Day (1922)
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- The Dictator (1922)
- The Old Homestead (1922)
- Thirty Days (1922)
- The Covered Wagon (1923)
- Hollywood (1923)
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- Merton of the Movies (1924)
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- The Garden of Weeds (1924)
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- Waking Up the Town (1925)
- Welcome Home (1925)
- Beggar on Horseback (1925)
- Marry Me (1925)
- The Pony Express (1925)
- Mannequin (1926)
- Old Ironsides (1926)
- The Waiter from the Ritz (1926) never completed or released
- We're All Gamblers (1927)
- The City Gone Wild (1927)
- On to Reno (1928)
- The Mating Call (1928)
- The Red Mark (1928)
- Excess Baggage (1928)
- The Duke Steps Out (1929)
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- Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
- If I Had a Million (segment "Death Cell", 1932)
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