Love's Old Sweet Song (1923 film)
| Love's Old Sweet Song | |
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| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Written by | Augustus Bertilla Jacques Byrne |
| Produced by | Lee DeForest |
| Starring | Louis Wolheim Donald Gallaher Una Merkel |
| Cinematography | Freeman Harrison Owens |
| Music by | J.L. Molloy (song "Love's Old Sweet Song") |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | DeForest Phonofilm |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Love's Old Sweet Song (1923) is a two-reel short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film was directed by J. Searle Dawley and stars Louis Wolheim, Donald Gallaher, Ernest Hilliard, and Una Merkel in her film debut.
Production background
This was one of the few two-reel films produced by Lee DeForest in Phonofilm due to problems with changeovers when the film was projected in theaters. In June 1923, DeForest and the film's cinematographer Freeman Harrison Owens became embroiled in a legal battle over the Phonofilm process and patents.[1]
See also
- Phonofilm
- Sound film
- Abraham Lincoln (1924 film), another two-reel Phonofilm