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The Sap (1929)

The Sap poster
Directed by
Archie Mayo
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic story from 1929 about a man who gets involved in amusing situations. The film features a synchronized score and sound effects.

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What happens

The Sap is a 1929 American All-Talking sound comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and written by De Leon Anthony and Robert Lord. 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 Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film is based on the 1924 play The Sap by William A. Grew. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Alan Hale Sr., Patsy Ruth Miller, Russell Simpson, Jerry Mandy and Edna Murphy. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 9, 1929. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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