The Climax (1930 film)

The Climax
Directed byRenaud Hoffman
Screenplay byLillian Ducey
Julien Josephson
Leslie Mason
Clarence Thompson
Based onThe Climax (Play)
by Edward Locke
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringJean Hersholt
Kathryn Crawford
LeRoy Mason
John Reinhardt
Henry Armetta
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited byBernard W. Burton
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 26, 1930 (1930-01-26)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Climax is a 1930 American thriller film directed by Renaud Hoffman and written by Lillian Ducey, Julien Josephson, Leslie Mason and Clarence Thompson.[1] The film is adapted from the play of the same name by Edward Locke.[2] The Climax stars Jean Hersholt, Kathryn Crawford, LeRoy Mason, John Reinhardt and Henry Armetta.[1] The film was released on January 26, 1930, by Universal Pictures.[3][4][5]

Plot

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "You, My Melody of Love" which was written by Victor Schertzinger. Also featured on the soundtrack was a song entitled "Song Of The Soul" with music by Joseph Carl Breil and lyrics by Edward Locke. A song entitled "Chalita" was also heard on the soundtrack and was written by Victor Schertzinger.

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References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Reid 2007, p. 45.
  2. ^ Reid 2007, p. 44.
  3. ^ "The Climax (1930) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Hal Erickson. "The Climax (1930) - Renaud Hoffman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Climax". Afi.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

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