Underplayed Gems

New Orleans (1929)

New Orleans poster
Directed by
Reginald Barker
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This lost silent drama from 1929 follows a story set in New Orleans. It features some talking sequences and uses a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The plot centers on characters played by Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., and Alma Bennett.

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What happens

New Orleans is a lost 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett. 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 Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system using RCA Photophone equipment. The film was produced and distributed by the independent Tiffany Pictures. The soundtrack is still in existence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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