Auld Lang Syne (1929 film)

{{Short description|1929 British film by George Pearson}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Auld Lang Syne

| image =File:Auld Lang Syne (1929 film).jpeg

| caption =

| director = George Pearson

| writer = Patrick L. Mannock
Hugh E. Wright
George Pearson

| producer = George Pearson

| starring = Harry Lauder
Dorothy Boyd
Patrick Aherne
Dodo Watts

| cinematography = Bernard Knowles

| editing =

| music = Robert Burns (songs)

| studio = Welsh-Pearson

| distributor = Paramount British Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1929|04}}

| runtime = 75 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = Sound (Synchronized)
English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Auld Lang Syne is a 1929 British synchronized sound musical film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd, and Patrick Aherne. It was originally made as a silent film, but in September 1929 sound was added.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012346/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/24627 BFI Database entry]{{cite book |first=Paul Matthew |last=St. Pierre |title=Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen |page=42 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |location=New Jersey |date=1 April 2009 |isbn=978-1611473995 }} While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in Cricklewood, London.

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  • John Mundy, The British Musical Film (Manchester University Press, 2007)