| The Secret Hour | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Written by | Rowland V. Lee(scenario) |
| Based on | play, They Knew What They Wanted, by Sidney Howard |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Pola Negri |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Robert Bassler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | Silent Version Sound Version (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
The Secret Hour is a lost[1] 1928 silent film romance drama directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Pola Negri. A sound version was released during the latter half of 1928. While the sound version of the film had no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It is based on the 1924 Broadway play, They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard.[2] It was produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and distributed through Paramount Pictures.[3][4]
In 1956, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Pola Negri - Amy
- Jean Hersholt - Tony
- Kenneth Thomson - Joe
- Christian J. Frank - Sam
- George Kuwa - Ah Gee
- George Periolat - Doctor
Music[edit]
The sound version of the film featured a theme song entitled "The Beggar" with music by Ted Snyder and words by Francis Wheeler and Irving Kahal.
See also[edit]
- A Lady to Love (1930)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
References[edit]
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Secret Hour
- ^ They Knew What They Wanted on Broadway, November 1924-October 1925
- ^ The Secret Hour at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Secret Hour
- ^ Pierce, David (March 29, 2001). Legal Limbo: How American Copyright Law Makes Orphan Films (mp3 in "file3"). Orphans of the Storm II: Documenting the 20th Century. pp. 131–134. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
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