Skin Deep (1929 film)
| Skin Deep | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | Gordon Rigby (writer) De Leon Anthony (titles) |
| Based on | Lucky Damage by Marc Edmund Jones |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Starring | Monte Blue Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | George Marks |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Skin Deep is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. It was also released in the U.S. in a silent version for theaters not equipped yet with sound. The film is a remake of a 1922 Associated First National silent film of the same name directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Gangster Joe Daley marries a chorus girl named Sadie, and decides to give up the rackets and surrender $100,000 to the DA . For this she turns on him and goes in with Blackie Culver, a rival gang lord, and they set Joe up to take the rap for stealing it. Joe is sent to prison, still unaware of Sadie's betrayal. She makes Joe believe the DA wants her, and he must save her by escaping. He does, and injures his face in the break out. Farm girl Elsa Langdon has her surgeon father remake his face. Now unrecognizable, Joe learns of Sadie's plot. and returns to the city.
Cast
[edit]- Monte Blue as Joe Daley
- Betty Compson as Sadie Rogers
- Davey Lee as District Atty. Carlson's son
- Alice Day as Elsa Langdon
- John Davidson as Blackie Culver
- John Bowers as District Atty. Carlson
- Georgie Stone as Dippy
- Tully Marshall as Dr. Bruce Landon
- Robert Perry as Tim
Preservation status
[edit]All copies of this film are now lost.[3] However, the Vitaphone soundtrack, of music and effects, survive for the silent version.
See also
[edit]- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
- List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
- Betty Compson filmography
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Skin Deep at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Page devoted to Skin Deep (Vitaphone Varieties)
- lobby card
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