| Hills of Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Screenplay by | Edward Clark |
| Story by | Dorothy Yost |
| Starring | Rin Tin Tin Jason Robards, Sr. Dorothy Dwan |
| Cinematography | Frank Kesson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) Vitaphone (sound effects and music score) |
| Budget | $99,000[1] |
| Box office | $335,000[1] |
Hills of Kentucky is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edward Clark. The film stars Rin Tin Tin, Jason Robards, Sr. and Dorothy Dwan. The silent film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1927, with a synchronized musical score (with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process).[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Rin Tin Tin as The Grey Ghost
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Steve Harley
- Dorothy Dwan as Janet
- Tom Santschi as Ben Harley
- Billy Kent Schaefer as Crippled boy
- Nanette as herself[5]
Box office
[edit]According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $239,000 domestically and $96,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
[edit]- Prints are held, incomplete and abridged, at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection and UCLA Film and Television Archive.[6] A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.[7]
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 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "Hills of Kentucky (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (March 2, 1927). "Movie Review - Hills of Kentucky - THE SCREEN; A Dog's Day". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Hills of Kentucky". Afi.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Hills of Kentucky (1927)". TCM. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Hills of Kentucky
- ^ Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database:Hills of Kentucky Archived July 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 21, 2018
External links
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