Christina (1929 film)

Christina
Film poster
Directed byWilliam K. Howard
Written byTristram Tupper
Marion Orth
StarringJanet Gaynor
Charles Morton
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Edited byHarry H. Caldwell
Katherine Hilliker
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 15, 1929 (1929-12-15)
Running time
85 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Christina ad in The Film Daily, 1929

Christina is a lost[1][2] 1929 sound part talkie starring Janet Gaynor and directed by William K. Howard. The supporting cast includes Charles Morton, Rudolph Schildkraut, Harry Cording, and Lucy Doraine.[3] 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 Movietone sound-on-film system.

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Christina" which was composed by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Christina
  2. ^ Christina at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929 Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, silentsaregolden.com; accessed August 9, 2015.
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971


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