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One Stolen Night (1929 film)

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1929 film

One Stolen Night
Lobby card.
Directed byScott R. Dunlap
Written byEdward T. Lowe Jr. (dialogue, scenario and titles)
Based onThe Arab
by D. D. Calhoun
StarringBetty Bronson
William Collier Jr.
Mitchell Lewis
Harry Todd
Charles Hill Mailes
CinematographyFrank Kesson
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 16, 1929 (1929-03-16)
Running time58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Budget$87,000
Box office$242,000

One Stolen Night is a 1929 American sound part-talkie adventure crime film directed by Scott R. Dunlap, and starring Betty Bronson, William Collier Jr., Mitchell Lewis, Harry Todd, and Charles Hill Mailes. 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. The film is based on the short story The Arab by D. D. Calhoun. It is a remake of the 1923 film with the same name. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 16, 1929.

Plot

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Cast

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "My Cairo Love" with music by J.S. Zamecnik and lyrics by Harry D. Kerr.

Reception

According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $227,000 domestically and $15,000 foreign.

Preservation

The film survives in a 9.5mm copy at the BFI film archive.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. "One Stolen Night". afi.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. "One Stolen Night". AllMovie. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. "One Stolen Night". TCM.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

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