| Give and Take | |
|---|---|
 Film still | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Harvey F. Thew Albert DeMond |
| Based on | Give and Take by Aaron Hoffman |
| Starring | Jean Hersholt George Sidney |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Sound (Part-Talkie) |
Give and Take is a 1928 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by William Beaudine.[1] It was Universal's second sound film.[2]
Plot[edit]
A recent college graduate convinces his father to adapt social democracy in the father's manufacturing plant so that workers share in profits and have a role in managing operations.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Jean Hersholt as Factory owner, John Bauer
- George Sidney as Plant Foreman
- George J. Lewis as 'Jack' Bauer Jr.
- Sharon Lynn as Foreman's Daughter
- Sam Hardy as Industrialist
- Rhoda Cross as Nancy
- Charles Hill Mailes as Drumm (credited as Charles Mailes)
- Leo Bates as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Frances Dare as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Fred Farrell as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Billy Franey as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Henry Murdock as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- William Orlamond as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Betty Welsh as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Music[edit]
The film featured a theme song entitled "Give And Take" which was composed by Dave Dreyer, Maceo Pinkard, and Josef Cherniavsky.
Preservation[edit]
With no prints of Give and Take located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Give and Take". silentera.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "'Give and Take' (PT) — with Jean Hersholt and George Sidney". Harrison's Reports. January 5, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Give and Take
- ^ Give and Take at Lost Film Files: Universal Films - 1928
