The Girl in the Glass Cage

The Girl in the Glass Cage
Directed by	Ralph Dawson
Written by	James Gruen Paul Perez (titles)
Screenplay by	Paul Perez
Based on	The Girl in the Glass Cage by George Kibbe Turner
Starring	Loretta Young Carroll Nye Matthew Betz Lucien Littlefield Ralph Lewis
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Terry O. Morse
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 23, 1929 (1929-06-23)
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

The Girl in the Glass Cage is a 1929 American sound part-talkie crime drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Loretta Young, Carroll Nye, Matthew Betz, Lucien Littlefield, and Ralph Lewis. 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 Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. It is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by George Kibbe Turner. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 23, 1929.

Cast

• Loretta Young as Gladys Cosgrove
• Carroll Nye as Terry Pomfret
• Matthew Betz as 'Doc' Striker
• Lucien Littlefield as Sheik Smith
• Ralph Lewis as John Cosgrove
• George E. Stone as Carlos
• Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Pomfret
• Majel Coleman as Isabelle Van Court
• Charles Sellon as Dan Jackson - Prosecutor
• Robert T. Haines as Pomfret

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Every Little While (I Think Of You)" which was composed by John McLaughlin and Harold Levey.

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.

See also

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

External links

• The Girl in the Glass Cage at IMDb