Man, Woman and Wife

1929 film

Walter Anthony
Charles Logue
Arthur Somers Roche (short story)

Produced byCarl LaemmleStarring

Norman Kerry
Pauline Starke
Marian Nixon

CinematographyBen F. ReynoldsEdited byDaniel MandellMusic byJoseph Cherniavsky

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed byUniversal Pictures

Release date

January 13, 1929 (1929-01-13)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

Man, Woman and Wife is a 1929 American sound drama film directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Norman Kerry, Pauline Starke and Marian Nixon. 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 based on a short story called Fallen Angels, and the film was also sometimes known by this title.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Norman Kerry as Rance Rogers / Ralph Brandon
Pauline Starke as Julia / Rita
Marian Nixon as Bella Rogers / Helen Brandon
Byron Douglas as Senator Blake / Senator Blake
Kenneth Harlan as Bill / Jack Mason
Crauford Kent as Wade / Ward Rogers

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Love Can Never Die" which was composed by Joseph Cherniovsky and Herman Ruby.

References

^ Munden p.227

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.