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A Race for Life

A Race for Life
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Directed byD. Ross Lederman
Written byJames A. Starr (titles)
Screenplay byCharles R. Condon
Story byCharles R. Condon
StarringRin Tin Tin
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 28, 1928 (1928-01-28)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)
Budget$68,000[1]
Box office$243,000[1]

A Race for Life is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. Originally, the film was presumed to be lost.[3] However, according to the Library of Congress Database, the film was found in the Netherlands.[4][5] The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a synchronised musical score and sound effects.

Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros.' records the film earned $168,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

A print is preserved at Filmmuseum in the Netherlands, at the EYE Film Institute.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "A Race for Life". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. ^ A Race for Life at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers films - 1928 Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (the film exists in Netherlands)
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: A Race for Life at silentera.com
  5. ^ "A Race for Life". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  6. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Race for Life
  • A Race for Life at IMDb
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