The Four Feathers (1929 film)

The Four Feathers
Directed by	Merian C. Cooper Lothar Mendes Ernest B. Schoedsack
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Written by	A. E. W. Mason Hope Loring Howard Estabrook John Farrow Julian Johnson
Starring	Fay Wray
Cinematography	Robert Kurrle Merian C. Cooper Ernest B. Schoedsack
Editing by	Ernest B. Schoedsack
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	June 1929 (1929-06)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Four Feathers is a 1929 American war film directed by Merian C. Cooper and starring Fay Wray. It has the distinction of being one of the last major Hollywood pictures of the silent era, although it was also released by Paramount Pictures in a version with a Movietone soundtrack with music and sound effects only. It is the third film version of the 1902 novel of the same name written by A.E.W. Mason.

Cast

• Richard Arlen as Lt. Harry Faversham
• Fay Wray as Ethne Eustace
• Clive Brook as Lt. Jack Durrance
• William Powell as Capt. William Trench
• Theodore von Eltz as Lt. Castleton
• Noah Beery, Sr. as Slave Trader
• Zack Williams as Idris
• Noble Johnson as Ahmed
• Harold Hightower as Ali
• Philippe De Lacy as Harry, age 10
• E. J. Ratcliffe as Col. Eustace
• George Fawcett as Col. Faversham
• Augustin Symonds as Col. Sutch

External links

• The Four Feathers at the Internet Movie Database