True Heaven
1929 film
- February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time
English
True Heaven is a 1929 American 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 both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film 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
- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
External links
- True Heaven at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- lobby poster
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