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Release Date:
18 July 1928 (USA) See more »
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It's Hear! See more »
Plot:
Ayoung kid from Upstate New York named Eddie (Landis) is conned into fronting for a speakeasy on Broadway... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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Helene Costello ... Kitty Lewis
Cullen Landis ... Eddie Morgan
Mary Carr ... Mrs. Morgan
Wheeler Oakman ... 'Hawk' Miller
Gladys Brockwell ... Molly Thompson
Robert Elliott ... Detective Crosby
Eugene Pallette ... Gene
Tom Dugan ... Sam
Tom McGuire ... Collins
Walter Percival ... Jake Jackson
Guy D'Ennery ... Tommy (as Guy Dennery)
Jere Delaney ... Dan Dickson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Downing ... Night Club Emcee & Singer (uncredited)

Edward Everett Horton ... Extra (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Cop (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Bob (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bryan Foy 
 
Writing credits
Murray Roth (by) &
Hugh Herbert (by)

Produced by
Bryan Foy .... producer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Edwin B. DuPar (photography by) (as E.B. Du Par)
 
Film Editing by
Jack Killifer (edited by)
 
Production Management
Darryl F. Zanuck .... production supervisor (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Harvey Cunningham .... sound engineer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Larry Ceballos .... choreographer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
57 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Vitaphone)
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Trivia:
Microphones were strategically placed on sets. One noticeable microphone was in the telephone on Hawk's desk.See more »
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Continuity: In Central Park, one of Kitty's lines is repeated.See more »
Quotes:
Hawk Miller:I want you guys to make him disappear.
Sam:Oh. You mean...
Hawk Miller:Take him for a ride.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Okay for Sound (1946)See more »
Soundtrack:
Some of These DaysSee more »

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Important Historical Film, 21 December 2009
Author: Diosprometheus from United States

This is an important historical film since it was the the first all-talking feature film.

The film was made for a mere 23,000 dollars.

It grossed over a million dollars upon its release.

This film all so helped define the gangster melodramas that were to become the bread and butter of the Warner's studio in the 1930's.

The popularity of this film ended the silent era more so than its more famous part-talkie predecessor, the Jazz Singer. The film deserves its place in history and not as a mere footnote.

The only actor who might be remember today that is in it was Eugene Palette.

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