Girl on the Barge
The Girl on the Barge is a 1929 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. Released during the transition to talkies, the Universal Pictures production was essentially a silent film with some talking sequences. It was filmed in Whitehall NY, the town is looking for a copy of the movie as well[1]
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| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Nan Cochrane Charles Kenyon Tom Reed Charles Henry Smith |
| Story by | Rupert Hughes |
| Starring | Jean Hersholt Sally O'Neil |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Jean Hersholt as McCadden
- Sally O'Neil as Erie McCadden
- Malcolm McGregor as Fogarty
- Morris Mackintosh as Huron McCadden (as Morris McIntosh)
- Nancy Kelly as Superior McCadden
- George Offerman Sr. as Ontario McCadden (as George Offerman)
- Henry West as Tug Captain
- J. Francis Robertson as Engineer
Production
Although set on the Erie Canal, The Girl on the Barge was filmed on the Champlain Canal in upper New York with the film crew set up in Glens Falls as the Erie Canal looked too modern and commercialized for the story.[2]
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl on the Barge at silentera.com
- Gooley, Lawrence P., Whitehall Movie: The Girl on the Barge, Adirondack Almanack, January 10, 2011
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