True Heaven
{{short description|1929 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = True Heaven
| image = George O'Brien-Lois Moran in True Heaven.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Still with George O'Brien and Lois Moran
| director = James Tinling
| producer = Kenneth Hawks
| screenplay = Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Dwight Cummins
| starring = George O'Brien
Lois Moran
Phillips Smalley
Oscar Apfel
Duke Martin
André Cheron
| music =
| cinematography = Conrad Wells
| editing =
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1929|2|17}}
| runtime = 61 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Sound (Synchronized)
English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
True Heaven is a 1929 American Synchronized sound drama film directed by James Tinling, written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Phillips Smalley, Oscar Apfel, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Movietone process. It was released on February 17, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/502974/true-heaven |title=True Heaven (1929) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=January 20, 1929 |access-date=October 20, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Hall |first=Mordaunt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E07E7DC133EE73ABC4952DFB4668382639EDE |title=Movie Review - Der Student von Prag - THE SCREEN; Uncle Sam's Navy Fliers. |work=NYTimes.com |date=February 11, 1929 |accessdate=October 20, 2015}}
Plot
In Belgium during World War I, a British officer becomes romantically attached to a café singer who turns out to be a German spy.
Cast
- George O'Brien as Lieutenant Philip Gresson
- Lois Moran as Judith
- Phillips Smalley as British Colonel Mason
- Oscar Apfel as German General
- Duke Martin as British Sergeant Major
- André Cheron as British Spy
- Donald MacKenzie as British Colonel
- Hedwiga Reicher as Madame Grenot
- Will Stanton as Gresson's Chauffeur
Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "True Heaven" which was composed by Dave Stamper and William Kernell.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0020520|True Heaven}}
- [https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/drama/true-heaven-fox-1929-fine-very-fine-on-linen-one-sheet-27-x-41-drama/a/162313-54336.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 lobby poster]
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films directed by James Tinling
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American World War I films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Synchronized sound films
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