Girl on the Barge

The Girl on the Barge
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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
Release date	February 3, 1929 (1929-02-03)
Running time	8 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

The Girl on the Barge is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System process. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was filmed in Whitehall, NY. The town is looking for a copy of the movie but it appears to no longer be extant.[1]

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

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "When You Were In Love With No One But Me" which was composed by Fred E. Ahlert, Joseph Cherniavsky and Roy Turk.

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]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl on the Barge at silentera.com
2. Gooley, Lawrence P., Whitehall Movie: The Girl on the Barge, Adirondack Almanack, January 10, 2011

External links

• The Girl on the Barge at IMDb