Ham and Eggs at the Frontis a 1927 American synchronized soundcomedy filmdirected byRoy Del Ruthand starringTom Wilson,Heinie ConklinandMyrna Loy- all inblackface.[1]While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using theVitaphonesound-on-disc process. Long thought to be a lost film, a print was screened at thePordenone Silent Film Festivalin 2021 courtesy of theCineteca Italiana.
| Ham and Eggs at the Front | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Robert Dillon James A. Star |
| Story by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Tom Wilson Heinie Conklin Myrna Loy |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Tom Wilsonas Ham
- Heinie Conklinas Eggs
- Myrna Loyas Fifi
- William Irvingas von Friml
- Noah Youngas Sergeant
- Louise Fazendaas Cally Brown
- Tom Kennedyas Lazarus
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Leider, Emily W.Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood.University of California Press, 2011. p.318
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