Fast Life (1929 film)

Fast Life
Fast Life
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Francis Dillon
Screenplay by	John F. Goodrich
Based on	Fast Life; 1928 play; by Samuel Shipman; John B. Hymer;
Produced by	Richard A. Rowland
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; Loretta Young; William Holden; Frank Sheridan; Chester Morris; Ray Hallor
Cinematography	Faxon M. Dean
Edited by	Ralph Holt
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 1, 1929;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fast Life is a 1929 American all-talking sound drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John F. Goodrich. It is based on the 1928 play Fast Life by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, William Holden, Frank Sheridan, Chester Morris and Ray Hallor. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1929.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Douglas Stratton
Loretta Young as Patricia Mason Stratton
William Holden as Governor
Frank Sheridan as Warden
Chester Morris as Paul Palmer
Ray Hallor as Rodney Hall
John St. Polis as Andrew Stratton
Purnell Pratt as Berton Hall

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Since I Found You" which was composed by Ray Perkins (music) and Herman Ruby (lyrics).

Preservation

This film is now lost.^[4] Its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.

References

^ "Fast Life (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Sandra Brennan. "Fast Life (1929) - John Francis Dillon". AllMovie. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ "Fast Life". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Fast Life at silentera.com

External links

Fast Life at IMDb
Fast Life at AllMovie
Fast Life at the TCM Movie Database
Fast Life at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "Fast Life (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Sandra Brennan. "Fast Life (1929) - John Francis Dillon". AllMovie. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[3] "Fast Life". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[4] Fast Life at silentera.com

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