| A Race for Life | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Written by | James A. Starr (titles) |
| Screenplay by | Charles R. Condon |
| Story by | Charles R. Condon |
| Starring | Rin Tin Tin |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
| Budget | $68,000[1] |
| Box office | $243,000[1] |
A Race for Life is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. Originally, the film was presumed to be lost.[3] However, according to the Library of Congress Database, the film was found in the Netherlands.[4][5] The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a synchronised musical score and sound effects.
Cast
[edit]- Rin Tin Tin as Rinty, a dog
- Virginia Brown Faire as Virginia Calhoun
- Carroll Nye as Robert Hammond
- Robert Gordon as Danny O'Shea (as Bobby Gordon)
- Jim Mason as Bruce Morgan (as James Mason)
- Pat Hartigan as Tramp
Box office
[edit]According to Warner Bros.' records the film earned $168,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
[edit]A print is preserved at Filmmuseum in the Netherlands, at the EYE Film Institute.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "A Race for Life". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ A Race for Life at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers films - 1928 Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (the film exists in Netherlands)
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: A Race for Life at silentera.com
- ^ "A Race for Life". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Race for Life