True Heaven

1929 film

  • February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time
61 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
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

  1. ^ "True Heaven (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. January 20, 1929. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (February 11, 1929). "Movie Review - Der Student von Prag - THE SCREEN; Uncle Sam's Navy Fliers". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

External links

  • True Heaven at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • lobby poster


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