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The Bellamy Trial
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMonta Bell
Screenplay byMonta Bell
Joseph Farnham
Based onThe Bellamy Trial
by Frances Noyes Hart
StarringLeatrice Joy
Betty Bronson
Edward J. Nugent
George Barraud
Margaret Livingston
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Music byWilliam Axt
Paul Marquardt
Production
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Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 23, 1929 (1929-01-23)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

The Bellamy Trial is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham. 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 film stars Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson, Edward J. Nugent, George Barraud, and Margaret Livingston. The film was released on January 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2] It was adapted from the 1927 novel The Bellamy Trial by Frances Noyes Hart, itself inspired by the Hall–Mills murder case.

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Preservation status

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  • This film is incomplete with only reels 7 and 8 surviving.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bellamy Trial (1929) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bellamy Trial". AFI. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Bellamy Trial
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