The Rainbow is a 1929 American synchronized sound pre-Code Western film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Lawrence Gray and Sam Hardy.[1] 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. The soundtrack was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone process using RCA Photophone equipment.
| The Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | John M. Stahl |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Music by | Joseph Littau |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date | February 1, 1929 |
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Cast edit
- Dorothy Sebastian as Lola
- Lawrence Gray as Jim Forbes
- Sam Hardy as Derbyy Scanlon
- Harvey Clark as Baldy
- Paul Hurst as Pat
- Gino Corrado as Slug
- King Zany as Dummy
Music edit
The film featured a theme song entitled "The Song of Gold" which was composed by Jimmie V. Monaco and Edgar Leslie.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Pitts, p. 408.
Bibliography edit
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links edit
- The Rainbow at IMDb
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