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The Man and the Moment (1929)

The Man and the Moment poster
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets caught up in a romance with a man she meets. The story follows their interactions in a light and flirtatious comedy.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyplayfuldatedromanticearly-talkie

What happens

The Man and the Moment is a 1929 American sound part-talkie romantic comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Billie Dove. 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 story is from a 1914 novel by Elinor Glyn, the famous novelist. The film was produced by Richard A. Rowland and released by First National Pictures. A British silent film had been film of the same story in 1918. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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