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Confetti
German poster
Directed by	Graham Cutts
Written by	Reginald Fogwell Douglas Furber
Starring	Jack Buchanan Annette Benson Sydney Fairbrother Robin Irvine
Cinematography	Roy F. Overbaugh
Edited by	Norman Ellis
Production company	First National-Pathé Pictures
Distributed by	First National-Pathé Pictures
Release date	December 1927 (1927-12)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent Version (1927) Sound Version (1928) English Intertitles

Confetti is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jack Buchanan, Annette Benson and Sydney Fairbrother. A sound version was released in 1928. While the sound version had no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The silent version had its trade show exhibition in December 1927 which the sound version had its premiere in October of 1928. The film was shot at Gainsborough Pictures' Islington studios.

Cast

• Jack Buchanan as Count Andrea Zorro
• Annette Benson as Dolores
• Sydney Fairbrother as Duchess Maxine
• Robin Irvine as Carlo
• Andrée Sacré as Roxanne
• Georges Térof as Confetti Manufacturer

Music

The sound version featured a theme song entitled "Confetti" which was composed by Douglas Furber and Emmett Adams.

References

1. Low p.351
2. BFI Database entry
3. Low p.187

Bibliography

• Rachel Low, The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929 (Routledge, 1997)

External links

• Confetti at IMDb

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• British silent feature films
• Islington Studios films
• Films set in Nice
• British black-and-white films
• Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
• 1920s English-language films
• 1920s British films
• Silent British drama films
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