New Orleans (1929 film)

New Orleans
French poster
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Written by	Fanny Hatton Frederic Hatton Jack Natteford
Produced by	John M. Stahl
Starring	Ricardo Cortez William Collier Jr. Alma Bennett
Cinematography	Harry Jackson
Edited by	Robert Kern
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1929
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

New Orleans is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett. 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. The was produced and distributed by the independent Tiffany Pictures.

Synopsis

Two friends, a jockey and a racetrack owner, fall out over a woman they both love.

Soundtrack

Here is a web site with the soundtrack recorded from original 16" discs.
http://mst.cdbpdx.com/MSTNO29/
Reels 1 thru 6 have only music, sound effects like doors closing, trains, horses galloping, crowd noise, and a few guttural utterances. The song Pals Forever is sung by a noticeably inebriated quartet in the 2nd reel. Except for the song PALS FOREVER in reel 2, there isn't much dialog until reel 7.

Cast

• Ricardo Cortez as Jim Morley
• William Collier Jr. as Billy Slade
• Alma Bennett as Marie Cartier

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Pals Forever" which was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld (music) and Ted Shapiro (lyrics).

See also

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

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

• New Orleans at IMDb