Weary river may be the first early talkie where there was a controversy over possible dubbing. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Randolph scott western movies to watch free westerns theater. A convict richard barthelmess gains radio fame and the governors attention with his newly discovered singing talent. The chief interest of weary river lies in the fact that richard barthelmess talks and sings the chief role. The 26 sep 1928 var stated that frank lloyd was hired to direct the picture. Weary river directed by frank lloyd available on dvd. Sent up the river by a rival gangster, jerry larrabee barthelmess is shown the way to redemption by an understanding warden the silent era william holden, who encourages the hoodlums flair for singing sentimental love songs in general and weary river by louis silvers and grant clarke in particular. The motivation behind the vitaphone sound system was not a. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for weary river 1929. Rudy vallee collection 19251935 standard labels complete.
Weary river is a film directed by frank lloyd with richard barthelmess, betty compson, william holden, louis natheaux, year. Weary river 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. A stoolie sang, setting the gangster up and landing him in hard time with little hope for redemption. The garden of proserpine by algernon charles swinburne. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Weary river stream des films avec soustitre francais gratuitement. Buy weary river directed by frank lloyd online at alibris. Barthelmess performed the song weary river in a movie of the same name, using vitaphone technology to record the sound for the film. The story was filmed previously in 1915 and in 1920. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals. Rudy vallees discountbudget label recordings have been placed in part two harmony, bluebird and hit of the week. Regardez un film en ligne ou regardez les meilleures videos hd 1080p gratuites sur votre ordinateur de bureau, ordinateur portable, blocnotes, onglet, iphone, ipad, mac pro et plus.
Weary river 1929 passed 1h 26min drama, romance 10 february 1929 usa a gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. A convict richard barthelmess gains radio fame and the. After he is released and falls back into a life of tempt. Voir weary river 1929 film gratuit, en ligne gratuit chez qualite hd pourrait bien etre cette chose a surveiller ce vacuite. Weary river is a 1929 american romantic drama film directed by frank lloyd and starring richard barthelmess, betty compson, and william holden. A stoolie sang, setting the gangster up and landing him in hard time. His musical talent surfaces in prison and he becomes a national sensation. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Famous phrases by actors, film directors, hollywood celebrities and film producers. After he is released and falls back into a life of temptation, he is saved by the love of a woman and the warden who befriended him.
Weary river streaming complet en vf 1929 voir gratuit. The film received an academy award nomination for best director in 1930. The 14 nov 1928 var added aggie herring to the cast. This is the period during which films transitioned from silent to sound and the learning curve was steep for most. Principal photography began on 5 nov 1928 at first national studios in burbank, ca. It almost doesnt matter now, but barthelmess got caught in a lie, stating he did his own singing when the songs were dubbed by johnny murray. Based on a story by courtney riley cooper, the film is about a gangster who goes to prison and finds salvation through music while serving his time. This part contains recordings issued on standard priced records victor, columbia, brunswick and edison. No static longwinded film is this, in fact it is full of both action and tenderness that kept me quite engaged throughout. Watch weary river online stream full movie directv.
Weary river this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Neat opening from director frank lloyd finds richard barthelmess jerry and betty compson alice as popular denizens of a speakeasy which, we learn, he owns, as we also discover he s maybe mobbedup, in the first nationalwarner bros. A year before their landmark film the jazz singer 1927 allowed al jolson to speak, sing and whistle on screen, the studio was already providing prerecorded music and sound effects scores for films such as don juan 1926. Roddy mcdowall introduces the 1929 film weary river on tcms preservation showcase in 1997, taken from a vhs recording of the broadcast. The garden of proserpine by algernon charles poetry. The right of way is a 1931 american precode film directed by frank lloyd and produced and distributed by first national pictures.
A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Produced and distributed by first national pictures, the film is a parttalkie, partsilent hybrid made at the changeover from silent to sound movies. This sheet music is for the song weary river that was written by grant clarke and composed by louis silvers. A stoolie sang setting the gangster up and landing him in hard time. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. He was educated at eton college and at balliol college, oxford, but did not complete a degree. This halfsilent, halftalking film is a combination gangster, prison, and love story with some music thrown in as well, and it handles this combination of disparate genres with great skill. The brash young gangster of weary river is sent to prison, reforms, writes a song, sings it over the radio and wins a pardon. George randolph scott january 23, 1898 march 2, 1987 was an american film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962. Swinburne was one of the most accomplished lyric poets. Dick robertson 1929 i have been just like a weary river that keeps winding endlessly fate has been a very cheerful giver to most evryone but me oh, how long it took me. He really talks, but the vocalism is a neat piece of song.
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