Tiger Rose is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) Pre-Code adventure film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by George Fitzmaurice and is based on a 1917 play, Tiger Rose, by Willard Mack. This film is a remake of the 1923 film Tiger Rose, a Warner Bros. silent that starred Lenore Ulric, who also starred on Broadway in Mack's play. Among the cast members in this film are Monte Blue, Lupe Vélez and Rin Tin Tin.[1][2]
Both adaptations 1923 and 1929 exist. Library of Congress has an incomplete copy. A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.[3]
Plot
A sergeant of the Northwest Mounted Police pursues a man wanted for murder.
Cast
- Monte Blue as Devlin
- Lupe Vélez as Rose
- H. B. Warner as Dr. Cusick
- Tully Marshall as Hector McCollins
- Grant Withers as Bruce
- Gaston Glass as Pierre
- Bull Montana as Joe
- Rin Tin Tin as Scotty
- Slim Summerville as Heine
- Louis Mercier as Frenchie
- Gordon Magee as Hainey
- Heinie Conklin as Gus
- Fred MacMurray as a Rancher (non credited)[citation needed]
Music
The film features a theme song entitled "The Day You Fall in Love" which was composed by Ned Washington, Herb Magidson and Michael Cleary. Lupe Velez sings the song in the film. The song is also played frequently as background music by the Vitaphone orchestra throughout the film.
See also
References
- ^ "Tiger Rose: Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
- ^ "Tiger Rose (1929)". www.silentfilmstillarchive.com.
- ^ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database:Tiger Rose Retrieved June 24, 2021
External links
- Tiger Rose at IMDb
- lobby poster of the film
- 8-by-10 still of Lupe Vélez, H.B. Warner and Monte Blue(archived)
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