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Frozen River (1929 film)

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Frozen River
Rin Tin Tin
Directed byF. Harmon Weight
Written byHarry Behn
Anthony Coldeway
James A. Starr
Story byJohn F. Fowler
StarringRin Tin Tin
Davey Lee
CinematographyNelson Laraby
Edited byHarold McLernon
Music byLouis Silvers
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 20, 1929 (1929-04-20)
Running time
61 minutes; 6 reels
CountryUS
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Budget$98,000[1]
Box office$318,000[1]

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]

Cast

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Reception

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $241,000 domestically and $77,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

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This is a lost film.[3] It was recorded using the Vitaphone sound on the disc process. UCLA Film and Television Archive has sound discs for five out of six of the film's reels.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Frozen River
  3. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Frozen River
  4. ^ Frozen river (Film, 1929) - UCLA Library
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