The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
- Directed by
- Lloyd Bacon
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 1928 sound part-talkie film based on a 1905 play. It features some audible dialogue with the rest told through intertitles and music. The plot follows a dramatic story from the original stage production.
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What happens
See also The Lion and the Mouse (disambiguation). The Lion and the Mouse is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film produced by Warner Bros., directed by Lloyd Bacon, and based on the 1905 play by Charles Klein. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. According to the film review in Variety, 28 minutes of the total running time featured dialogue. The first talking lasted for eight minutes at the start of the film and the second talking sequence occurred in the final twenty minutes of the film. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film marks the first time Lionel Barrymore, who was on loan for the film from MGM, spoke from the screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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