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The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)

The Time, the Place and the Girl poster
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman fall in love and get into comedic situations. The film is a musical romance based on a stage play from the early 1900s.

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What happens

The Time, the Place and the Girl is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code black-and-white musical romantic comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Grant Withers and Betty Compson. It is based on the 1907 musical play of the same name. It is not related to the 1946 musical film of the same name. Since the 1970s, the film has been considered lost, with only its soundtrack remaining. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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