Drag (film)
| Drag | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover poster for "My Song of the Nile" the film's theme song, sung by star Richard Barthelmess | |
| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Bradley King (and dialogue) |
| Based on | Drag: A Comedy (1925 novel) by William Dudley Pelley |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Lucien Littlefield Kathrin Clare Ward |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Edward Schroeder |
| Music by | George W. Meyer Peter Brunelli (uncredited) Cecil Copping (uncredited) Al Bryan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Drag is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film produced by Richard A. Rowland and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the 1925 novel Drag: A Comedy by William Dudley Pelley. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Lucien Littlefield.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Young David Carroll takes over the publication of a local newspaper in Vermont. Although he is attracted to Dot, "the most sophisticated girl in town," he marries Allie Parker, daughter of the couple who run the boardinghouse where he lives. Allie remains at home when David goes to New York City to sell a musical he has written. There, Dot, now a successful costume designer, uses her influence to get David's play produced. David and Dot fall in love, but she leaves for Paris when David indicates he will remain true to Allie. He sends for Allie, but when she arrives with her whole family, he decides to follow Dot to Paris.
Cast
[edit]- Richard Barthelmess as David Carroll
- Lucien Littlefield as Pa Parker
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Ma Parker
- Alice Day as Allie Parker
- Tom Dugan as Charlie Parker
- Lila Lee as Dot
- Margaret Fielding as Clara
- Garry Watson as Baby
Awards and honors
[edit]Frank Lloyd was nominated at the 2nd Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Director along with the film Weary River.[3]
Preservation status
[edit]The film was long thought to be a lost film, but later was rediscovered. The film originally had two versions, a sound version and a silent version.[3][4]
See also
[edit]- List of rediscovered films
- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
- List of early Warner Bros. talking features
References
[edit]- ^ "Drag". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Drag". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "New York Times movie database entry". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Drag at silentera.com
External links
[edit]- Drag at IMDb
- Drag at the TCM Movie Database
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