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Saturday’s Children
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7920 feet
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Cast: Corinne Griffith [Bobby Halevy], Grant Withers [Rims Rosson], Albert Conti [Mengle], Alma Tell [Florrie], Lucien Littlefield [Willie], Charles Lane [Mr. Henry Halevy], Ann Schaeffer (Anne Schaefer) [Mrs. Halvey], Marcia Harris [Mrs. Gorlick]
Walter Morosco Productions production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A First National Picture]. / Scenario by Forrest Halsey, with dialogue by Forrest Halsey, from the play Saturday’s Children by Maxwell Anderson. Song “I Still Believe in You” by Harry Akst (music), Grant Clarke and Benny Davis (lyrics). Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Film editor, Hugh Bennett. Intertitles written by Paul Perez. Presented by Richard A. Rowland. / Released 10 March 1929 (silent version) and 14 April 1929 (sound version). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / The film was also released in the USA in a silent version at 6727 feet by First National Pictures, Incorporated, on 10 March 1929. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.
Comedy-Drama: Romance.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 6 December 2023.
References: Vermilye-Twenties p. 235 : ClasIm-225 p. 48 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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