Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
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Directed byEdward F. Cline
Written byHenry McCarty
Gene Towne
Al Boasberg (titles)
Based onLadies' Night
by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood
Produced byEdward Small
Charles R. Rogers
StarringDorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byEdgar Adams
Production
company
Asher-Small-Rogers
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1928 (1928-04-01)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film process. The film is important historically as the first sound feature to be released by First National Pictures. The film is a comedy and was directed by Edward F. Cline.[1][2] It is based on the 1920 play Ladies' Night by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood. It was released on April 1, 1928 by First National Pictures.

Cast

Music

The theme song was entitled “Girl of My Dreams,” with lyrics and music by Sunny Clapp.

Preservation

A copy of Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ACTOR LIFE READS LIKE ALGER TALE: Deno, Featured Dancer at Hillstreet, Italian Immigrant Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1928. p. C28.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
  3. ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath at silentera.com