My Lady's Past
{{short description|1929 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = My Lady's Past
| image = My Lady's Past ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1929 (page 1389 crop).jpg
| caption =
| director = Albert Ray
| producer = John M. Stahl
| writer = {{ubl|Fanny Hatton|Frederic Hatton|Frances Hyland}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Belle Bennett|Joe E. Brown|Alma Bennett}}
| music = Hugo Riesenfeld
| cinematography = Harry Jackson
| editing = George M. Merrick
| studio = Tiffany Pictures
| distributor = Tiffany Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1929|04|01}}
| runtime = 9 reels
| country = United States
| language = Sound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
| budget =
| gross =
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My Lady's Past is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Alma Bennett.Pitts p.409 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 Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system using RCA Photophone equipment. After completing his first novel, a writer abandons his wife for his secretary. The film survives at BFI/National Film And Television Archive.
Cast
- Belle Bennett as Mamie Reynolds
- Joe E. Brown as Sam Young
- Alma Bennett as Typist
- Russell Simpson as John Parker
- Joan Standing as Maid
- Billie Bennett as Gossip
Music
The film features a theme song entitled "A Kiss To Remember" with lyrics by Al Bryan and music by Al Goering and Jack Pettis.
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0020196}}
{{Albert Ray}}
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Albert Ray
Category:Tiffany Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Films scored by Hugo Riesenfeld
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