Clear the Decks

1929 film

  • March 3, 1929 (1929-03-03)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

Clear the Decks is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. 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 Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film is based on the 1926 novel When the Devil Was Sick by E.J. Rath. The film stars Reginald Denny, Olive Hasbrouck, Otis Harlan, Lucien Littlefield, Collette Merton and Robert Anderson. The film was released on March 3, 1929, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Reginald Denny as Jack Armitage
  • Olive Hasbrouck as Miss Bronson
  • Otis Harlan as Pussyfoot
  • Lucien Littlefield as Plinge
  • Collette Merton as Blondie
  • Robert Anderson as Mate
  • Elinor Leslie as Aunt
  • Brooks Benedict as Trumbull

See also

  • List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

  1. ^ "Clear the Decks (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Clear the Decks (1929) - Joseph Henaberry". AllMovie. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Clear the Decks". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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