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The Great Gabbo
(1929) United States of America
Color/B&W : [?] Ten or Eleven? reels / 8049 feet / 95 minutes
Directed by James Cruze
Cast: Erich von Stroheim [The Great Gabbo], Betty Compson [Marie], Donald Douglas (Don Douglas) [Frank], Margie (Babe) Kane (Marjorie ‘Babe’ Kane) [Babe], George Grandee [the voice of Otto], Bo Peep Karlin (Lioba Karlin) [a dancer], Rosina Lawrence [a dancer], Marbeth Wright [a dancer], Harry Ross, Eddy Waller, Earl Burtnett’s Biltmore Orchestra and Trio
James Cruze, Incorporated, production; distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Incorporated, through Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated. / Produced by James Cruze. Continuity and dialog (screenplay) by Hugh Herbert, from the screen story “The Rival Dummy” by Ben Hecht. Songs “The New Step,” “I’m in Love with You,” “I’m Laughing,” “Ickey,” “Every Now and Then,” “The Web of Love” and “The Ga-Ga Bird” by Lynn Cowan and Paul Titsworth, and Donald McNamee and King Zany. Production management by Vernon Keays. Art direction by Robert Lee (Robert E. Lee). Assistant art director, Bruce Weyman. Costumes designed (costume design) by André-ani. Musical arrangements by Howard Jackson. Dances (dance sequences supervised) by Maurice L. Kusell. Photographed (cinematography) by Ira Morgan (Ira H. Morgan). Special cinematography by Lewis W. Physioc. Sound recording engineer, Helmer Bergman. Film editors, Mildred Johnston and Suzanne Whaley. Presented by Henry D. Meyer and Nat Cordish. / © 1929 by James Cruze, Incorporated. © 10 December 1930 by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Incorporated [LP1815]. Released 12 September 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Multicolor color process sequences. Western Electric synchronized sound system. / Working title: The Road Show. Stroheim’s first sound film. / Full-sound film.
Drama.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm positive]; and in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Color cinematography - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 27 January 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Dardis-Keaton p. 183; Kobal-Fifty p. 49; Maltin-Classic p. 266; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 248-250 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc; DVD.
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