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Little Johnny Jones (1929 film)

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Little Johnny Jones
Directed byMervyn LeRoy
Written byGeorge M. Cohan (play)
Edward Buzzell (adaption)
Adelaide Heilbron (adaption)
StarringEdward Buzzell
Alice Day
Edna Murphy
CinematographyFaxon M. Dean
Music byRex Dunn
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 1929 (1929-11)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Johnny Jones is a 1929 black-and-white musical film released in the United States adapted from the musical play of the same name. The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and main character Johnny Jones was played by Edward Buzzell. The film is best known for its two Broadway classic songs from the play, "Give My Regards to Broadway" and "The Yankee Doodle Boy".

Accolades

In 2004, the American Film Institute nominated song "Give My Regards to Broadway" from this film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. [1]

References

  1. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-12.