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Glad Rag Doll (film)

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Glad Rag Doll
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byC. Graham Baker (& titles)
Story byHarvey Gates
StarringDolores Costello
Ralph Graves
CinematographyByron Haskin
Music byMilton Ager
Jack Yellen
Dan Dougherty
Cecil Copping (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • May 4, 1929 (1929-05-04) (U.S.)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Budget$143,000[1]
Box office$1,010,000[1]

Glad Rag Doll is a 1929 American sound part-talkie pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Dolores Costello, Ralph Graves, and Audrey Ferris. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects, along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. This is one of many lost films of the 1920s, no prints or Vitaphone discs survive, but the trailer survives.[2][3][4] The film's working title was Alimony Annie, but was changed match the title of the theme song. The theme song is entitled Glad Rag Doll both played and sung throughout the soundtrack.[5]

Synopsis

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Jimmy Fairchild, the younger son of an upper-class Philadelphia family, is besotted with Annabel Lee who is starring in a Broadway revue. His older brother John is outraged and arranges to have her fired from the show. Using compromising letters written by Jimmy she blackmails her way into their house. Despite their initial antagonism she and John fall in love.

Cast

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Music

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The film featured a theme song entitled "Glad Rag Doll" with words by Jack Yellen and music by Milton Ager and Dan Dougherty.

Reception

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $735,000 domestically and $275,000 foreign.[1] This was a major financial success, was very profitable having been produced at a cost of $143,000.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute c. 1971
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Glad Rag Doll
  4. ^ Glad Rag Doll at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Pictures Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Rode p.105

Bibliography

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  • Rode, Alan K. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
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