Girl Overboard (1929 film)

Girl Overboard is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Mary Philbin. 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 Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures.[1][2]

Girl Overboard
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Directed byWesley Ruggles
Written byPaul Schofield (scenario)
Walter Anthony
Charles H. Smith
Story byJohn B. Clymer
Produced byHarry L. Decker
StarringMary Philbin
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Edited byRay Curtiss
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 28, 1929 (1929-07-28)
Running time
8 reels
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English intertitles

The film is also known under the alternative titles of Salvage and Port of Dreams.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Girl Overboard located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4]

Music

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The film featured a theme song entitled "Today and Tomorrow" which was composed by Fred E. Ahlert, Joseph Cherniavsky, and Roy Turk.

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