The Toilers is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jobyna Ralston and directed by Reginald Barker. 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. In the film, Fairbanks plays one of the toilers (coal miners), while Ralston plays his sweetheart.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Written by | Gordon Rigby (screenplay) Harry Braxton (titles) |
| Story by | Gordon Rigby |
| Produced by | John M. Stahl |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Jobyna Ralston |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Cast edit
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Steve
- Jobyna Ralston as Mary
- Harvey Clark as Joe
- Wade Boteler as Toby
- Robert Ryan
Preservation status edit
- Copies of the film are held by several archives i.e., George Eastman House, BFI National Film and Television, Library of Congress, New Zealand Film Archive.[3]
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External links edit
- The Toilers at IMDb
- The Toilers at the TCM Movie Database
- The Toilers at AllMovie
- The Toilers at silentera.com
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