Abie's Irish Rose (1928 film)
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| Abie's Irish Rose | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Written by | Jules Furthman Julian Johnson, Herman Mankiewicz (titles) |
| Based on | Abie's Irish Rose by Anne Nichols |
| Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
| Starring | Charles "Buddy" Rogers Nancy Carroll Jean Hersholt J. Farrell MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Eda Warren |
| Music by | J. S. Zamecnik |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 reels (10,471 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English |
| Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
Abie's Irish Rose is a 1928 early sound (part-talkie) film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Nancy Carroll, Jean Hersholt, and J. Farrell MacDonald. 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 based on the 1922 play Abie's Irish Rose by Anne Nichols.[2] The film was later remade in 1946. In the 1930s, author Nichols revealed that her deal with Paramount brought her $300,000 plus half the film's profits.[3]
Plot
[edit]A Jewish boy, Abie Levy, falls in love with and secretly marries Rosemary Murphy, an Irish Catholic girl, but lies to his family, saying that she's Jewish. The fathers of both bride and groom are at first religiously bigoted toward the other but with the birth of twin grandchildren, their antagonism fades.
Cast
[edit]- Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Abie Levy
- Nancy Carroll as Rosemary Murphy
- Jean Hersholt as Solomon Levy
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Patrick Murphy
- Bernard Gorcey as Isaac Cohen
- Ida Kramer as Mrs. Isaac Cohen
- Nick Cogley as Father Whalen
- Camillus Pretal as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
- Rosa Rosanova as Sarah
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "Rosemary" which was composed by J. S. Zamecnik and Anne Nichols. A song entitled "Little Irish Rose," also by the same composers, was also featured on the soundtrack.
Preservation status
[edit]Only reels 3–6 and 9–12 survive of this film in a silent incomplete copy. There may also be an incomplete copy of reel 8, unverified. All of the surviving reels of the film are held at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the Vitaphone soundtrack discs for the film still exist complete has been restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4] The film entered the public domain on January 1, 2024.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
- The Cohens and Kellys, a 1926 film with a similar plot
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biggest Money Pictures". Variety. June 21, 1932. p. 1.
- ^ "Abie's Irish Rose". Film Affinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Studios Pay Well for Broadway Hits." BoxOffice, 19 June 1937, 19.
- ^ Abie's Irish Rose at silentera.com database
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law".
External links
[edit]- Abie's Irish Rose at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Abie's Irish Rose at IMDb
- Abie's Irish Rose at Virtual History
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