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The First Kiss (1928 American film)

Leslie Fenton, Lane Chandler, Gary Cooper and director Rowland V. Lee

The First Kiss is a 1928 American sound romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song. Based on the short story Four Brothers by Tristram Tupper, the film is about a Chesapeake Bay fisherman who turns to pirating in order to be rich enough to marry a society girl.

The First Kiss was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Today it is considered to be a lost film.[2][3][4] Some filming took place on the Chesapeake Bay in Saint Michaels, Maryland.[3]

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled “The First Kiss” which was composed by Al Dubin and J. Russell Robinson. [5]


References

  1. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (August 28, 1928). "First Kiss (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30. The American Film Institute, c.1971.
  3. ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: The First Kiss at silentera.com
  4. ^ The First Kiss at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928
  5. ^ Wlaschin, K. (2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.

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