Frozen River (1929 film)

Frozen River is a lost 1929 part-talkie film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring silent film canine star Rin Tin Tin and boy actor Davey Lee. Warner Bros. produced and distributed the film releasing it with sound recorded in the Vitaphone process.[2]

Frozen River
Rin Tin Tin
Directed byF. Harmon Weight
Written byHarry Behn
Anthony Coldeway
James A. Starr
Story byJohn F. Fowler
StarringRin Tin Tin
Davey Lee
Music byLouis Silvers
CinematographyNelson Laraby
Edited byHarold McLernon
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
April 20, 1929
Running time
61 minutes; 6 reels
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish
Budget$98,000[1]
Box office$318,000[1]

Cast

Reception

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $241,000 domestically and $77,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

This is a lost film.[3] It was recorded using the Vitaphone sound on disc process.

According to the WildCat.org website, UCLA Film and Television Archive has a copy of the film.[4]

References

  1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Frozen River
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Frozen River
  4. Frozen river (Film, 1929) - WildCat.org
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