Dark Red Roses

1929 British film by Sinclair Hill

  • 1929 (1929)
Running time
67 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Dark Red Roses is a 1929 British all-talking sound film directed by Sinclair Hill. The soundtrack was recorded using the phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film includes a sequence featuring the Ballets Russes choreographed by George Balanchine.

Cast

  • Stewart Rome as David
  • Frances Doble as Laura
  • Hugh Eden as Anton
  • Kate Cutler as Mother
  • Jack Clayton as Jack
  • Jill Clayton as Jill
  • Sydney Morgan as Tim
  • Una O'Connor as Mrs Weaks
  • George Balanchine, Anton Dolin and Lydia Lopokova as the dancers

Music

The film features a theme song entitled “Dark Red Roses” by T. Barry (words) and Philip Braham (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled "The Persian Dance" by Modest Mussorgsky.

See also

  • List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

  • Dark Red Roses at IMDb
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