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Prisoners
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7857 feet / 87 minutes
Directed by William A. Seiter

Cast: Corinne Griffith [Riza], Ian Keith [Nicholas], Otto Matiesen [Sebfi], Baron von Hesse [Kore], Julanne Johnston [Lenke], Ann Schaeffer (Anne Schaefer) [Aunt Maria], Bela Lugosi [the man], Charles Clary [Warden Rimmer], Jean Laverty [a cabaret dancer], James Ford [Kessler], Harry Northrup [the prosecuting attorney]

Walter Morosco Productions production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A William A. Seiter Production; A First National Picture]. / Produced by Walter Morosco. Screenplay by Forrest Halsey, with dialogue by Forrest Halsey, from the novel Rabok by Ferenc Molnár. Cinematography by Lee Garmes. Film editor, LeRoy Stone. Intertitles written by Paul Perez. Presented by Richard A. Rowland. / © 21 May 1929 by [?] Walter Morosco Productions or First National Pictures, Incorporated? [LP399]. Released 19 May 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / The film was also released in the USA in a silent version (at 7383 feet) by First National Pictures, Incorporated, in 1929. / Silent film, with talking sequences, sychronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 October 2023.

References: ClasIm-225 p. 48 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.

 
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