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1929 film

New Orleans
French poster
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Written by	Fanny Hatton Frederic Hatton Jack Natteford
Produced by	John M. Stahl
Starring	Ricardo Cortez William Collier Jr. Alma Bennett
Cinematography	Harry Jackson
Edited by	Robert Kern
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1929 (1929-06-02)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

New Orleans is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett. 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 soundtrack was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system using RCA Photophone equipment. The film was produced and distributed by the independent Tiffany Pictures.

Synopsis

Two friends, a jockey and a racetrack owner, fall out over a woman they both love.

Cast

Ricardo Cortez as Jim Morley
William Collier Jr. as Billy Slade
Alma Bennett as Marie Cartier

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Pals Forever" which was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld (music) and Ted Shapiro (lyrics).

References

Pitts p.409

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

New Orleans at IMDb
New Orleans at the TCM Movie Database
New Orleans at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Reginald Barker

The Bargain (1914)
The Wrath of the Gods (1914)
The Typhoon (1914)
The Devil (1915)
The Coward (1915)
The Italian (1915)
On the Night Stage (1915)
The Aryan (1916)
Civilization (1916)
The Iced Bullet (1917)
Paws of the Bear (1917)
Sweetheart of the Doomed (1917)
The Hell Cat (1918)
The Turn of the Wheel (1918)
Shackled (1918)
Shadows (1919)
The Rustlers (1919)
The Women and the Puppet (1920)
Godless Men (1920)
The Old Nest (1921)
The Poverty of Riches (1921)
Hearts Aflame (1923)
The Eternal Struggle (1923)
Broken Barriers (1924)
The Dixie Handicap (1924)
The Great Divide (1925)
When the Door Opened (1925)
The White Desert (1925)
The Flaming Forest (1926)
The Frontiersman (1927)
Body and Soul (1927)
The Toilers (1928)
New Orleans (1929)
Mississippi Gambler (1929)
The Rainbow (1929)
The Great Divide (1929)
The Moonstone (1934)
Forbidden Heaven (1935)
The Healer (1935)

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