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.[1][2]
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
- ^ "True Heaven (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. January 20, 1929. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (February 11, 1929). "Movie Review - Der Student von Prag - THE SCREEN; Uncle Sam's Navy Fliers". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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