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Captain Swagger (1928)

Captain Swagger poster
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in criminal activities. The film uses a synchronized score and sound effects but has no spoken dialogue.

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What happens

Captain Swagger is a 1928 American synchronized sound crime drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Rod La Rocque. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects utilizing the RCA Photophone sound-on-film sound system. The film was released with both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film formats. The film was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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