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Waterfront (1928 film)

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Waterfront
Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Written byWill Chapel (story)
Thomas J. Geraghty
Gertrude Orr
Casey Robinson
Produced byNed Marin
StarringDorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byJohn Rawlins
Music byGerard Carbonara
A. Cousiminer
W. Franke Harling
Joseph Kaestner
Clifford Vaughan
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1928 (1928-09-16)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

Waterfront is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy drama film released with sound effects and music, produced and released by First National Pictures. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The film was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, then a popular duo under the First National banner.[1]

Cast

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Music

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The film featured a theme song that was entitled "I Love You Dear" which was written by Gerard Carbonara.

Preservation status

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The new Library of Congress database shows a print surviving complete at Cineteca Italiana in Milan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute (1971)
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Waterfront
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