Fazil (film)

Fazil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Hawks
Screenplay byPhilip Klein
Seton I. Miller
Pierre Frondaie (play: L'Insoumise)
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringCharles Farrell
Greta Nissen
John Boles
Mae Busch
Tyler Brooke
John T. Murray
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Edited byRalph Dixon
Music byErnö Rapée
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • June 4, 1928 (1928-06-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English intertitles

Fazil is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Philip Klein and Seton I. Miller. The film stars Charles Farrell, Greta Nissen, John Boles, Mae Busch, Tyler Brooke and John T. Murray. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The film was released on June 4, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Plot

A Middle Eastern prince has an affair with a Parisienne showgirl.

Cast

Music

The film was released with a theme song entitled "Neopolitan Nights (Oh, Nights of Splendor)" which was composed by John Stepan Zamecnik and Harry D. Kerr.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fazil (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (June 5, 1928). "Movie Review - Fazil - THE SCREEN". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fazil". Afi.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Hawks, Howard (2006). "Filmography". In Breivold, Scott (ed.). Howard Hawks: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 9781578068333.
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