Ramona (1928) was rediscovered in the film archives in Prague and restored by the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress. The restored print had its world premiere at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater in Los Angeles on March 29, 2014. The screening featured live musical accompaniment by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
The first synchronized sound feature film to be distributed by United Artists.
Ramona (1928)'s director Edwin Carewe was a member of the Chickasaw tribe. He and his two brothers, Wallace Fox and Finis Fox, all appeared on the 1907 Chickasaw rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes. Finis Fox wrote the screenplay for this film.
The song "Ramona", whilst not featuring in the film itself, was specially written by Mabel Wayne (music) and L. Wolfe Gilbert (lyrics) for Dolores Del Río to sing during promotional appearances for the film. It is thought to be the first instance of a song being "inspired" by a film.
A copy of this film survives at the Czech film archive.
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