Confetti (1927 film)
| Confetti | |
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| Directed by | Graham Cutts |
| Written by | Reginald Fogwell Douglas Furber |
| Starring | Jack Buchanan Annette Benson Sydney Fairbrother Robin Irvine |
| Cinematography | Roy F. Overbaugh |
| Edited by | Norman Ellis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National-Pathé Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent Version (1927) Sound Version (1928) English Intertitles |
Confetti is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jack Buchanan, Annette Benson and Sydney Fairbrother.[2] A sound version was released in 1928. While the sound version had no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The silent version had its trade show exhibition in December 1927 which the sound version had its premiere in October of 1928.[3] The film was shot at Gainsborough Pictures' Islington studios.
Cast
[edit]- Jack Buchanan as Count Andrea Zorro
- Annette Benson as Dolores
- Sydney Fairbrother as Duchess Maxine
- Robin Irvine as Carlo
- Andrée Sacré as Roxanne
- Georges Térof as Confetti Manufacturer
Music
[edit]The sound version featured a theme song entitled "Confetti" which was composed by Douglas Furber and Emmett Adams.
References
[edit]- ^ Low p.351
- ^ BFI Database entry
- ^ Low p.187
Bibliography
[edit]- Rachel Low, The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929 (Routledge, 1997)
External links
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Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1927 drama films
- Films directed by Graham Cutts
- British silent feature films
- Islington Studios films
- Films set in Nice
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- Silent British drama films
- 1920s British film stubs