| The Missing Link | |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings |
| Music by | Erno Rapee |
| Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
| Budget | $313,000 |
| Box office | $608,000 |
The Missing Link is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin, Ruth Hiatt and Tom McGuire. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The title of the film is a reference to the so-called "missing link" that connects man and the ape.
Reception
The film was a major production by Warner Brothers, with a budget of $313,000. It earned $608,000, more than any other silent film released by the studio that season.
The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised the film, observing "there are sequences in this comic contraption that are almost ceirtain to appeal to anybody".
Main cast
- Syd Chaplin as Arthur Wells
- Ruth Hiatt as Beatrice Braden
- Tom McGuire as Colonel Braden
- Crauford Kent as Lord Melville Dryden
- Nick Cogley as Captain
- Sam Baker as The Missing Link
- Otto Fries
- Kewpie Morgan as Baggage Master
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $425,000 domestically and $163,000 foreign.
See also
References
- ^ 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 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Stein 2010, p. 151.
- Stein 2010, p. 150.
Bibliography
- Stein, Lisa K. (November 30, 2010). Syd Chaplin: A Biography. McFarland Publishing. p. 279. ISBN 9780786462261.
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