Second Choice
| Second Choice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Written by | Elizabeth Alexander(novel) Joseph Jackson |
| Starring | Dolores Costello Chester Morris |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Editing by | Robert O. Crandell |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | January 4, 1930 |
| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Second Choice is a 1930 American black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris.[1] It is a lost film.
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[edit] Cast
- Dolores Costello - Valery Grove
- Chester Morris - Don Warren
- Jack Mulhall - Mallory
- Edna Murphy - Beth Randall
- Ethlyne Clair - Edith Pemberton
- Charlotte Merriam - Satterlee
- James Clemens - Ned Pemberton(billed Jimmy Clemons)
- Edward Martindel - Herbert Satterlee
- Henry Stockbridge - Mr. Grove
- Anna Chance - Mrs. Grove
uncredited
- Louise Beavers - Maid
- Louise Lester - Bit Role
[edit] Reception
The New York Times wrote that the director held audiences' attention but said of the film's cast, "Jack Mulhall is miscast as Mallory and gives a halting performance. Miss Costello moves slowly and speaks the pseudo-smart lines with uncertainty. Chester Morris grimmaces as usual and never forgets he is the 'heavy,' and neither does the onlooker."[2] Pittsburgh Press wrote, "When it doesn't try to take itself too seriously, 'Second Choice' ... is what is known in film trade circle as a fairly good 'program' picture." The newspaper said that some dialogue was sometimes "ridiculous" and sometimes "fairly credible". It complained, "If 'Second Choice' had been made as a straight comedy it would have been a much better picture. The combination of comedy, drama and a tinge of melodrama was a little too much for it to swallow."[3]
[edit] Preservation
Second Choice is one of lost films of early the 1930s.
[edit] References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1921-30 c.1971 by The American Film Institute
- ^ "'SECOND CHOICE' AT BEACON; Dolores Costello and Chester Morris Star in New Talkie". The New York Times. January 4, 1930. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9A06E1D8143BE23ABC4C53DFB766838B629EDE.[dead link]
- ^ Krug, Karl B (December 28, 1929). "Talkie Lovers in Scramble". Pittsburgh Press. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sSAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2467,5490012&dq=dolores-costello+second-choice&hl=en.
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