Lucky Boy (1929 film)
1929 film by Norman Taurog / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucky Boy is a 1929 American sound part-talkie musical comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog and Charles C. Wilson, most notable for starring George Jessel in his first known surviving feature picture.[5] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone system using RCA Photophone equipment. [6] The film's plot bore strong similarities to that of the hit 1927 film The Jazz Singer, which had originally been intended to star Jessel (the star of The Jazz Singer stage production) before Al Jolson took over the role.[7]
Lucky Boy | |
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Directed by | Norman Taurog[1] Charles C. Wilson |
Screenplay by | Isadore Bernstein George Jessel Harry Braxton |
Based on | "The Schlemiel" by Viola Brothers Shore |
Produced by | John M. Stahl |
Starring | George Jessel |
Cinematography | Harry Jackson Frank Zucker[2] |
Edited by | Desmond O’Brien Russell Shields |
Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Tiffany-Stahl Productions |
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Running time | 10 reels (8900 ft.)[4] |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) (English Intertitles) |
Budget | $90,000 |
Box office | ~$1,000,000 |