Making the Grade (1929 film)

Making the Grade
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	George Ade Malcolm Stuart Boylan Harry Brand Edward Kaufman
Starring	Lois Moran Edmund Lowe Lucien Littlefield
Cinematography	Norman Devol L. William O'Connell
Edited by	J. Edwin Robbins
Music by	Erno Rapee
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Making the Grade is a 1929 sound part-talkie American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Movietone sound-on-film system. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe and Lucien Littlefield.[1][2]

Cast

• Lois Moran as Lettie Ewing
• Edmund Lowe as Herbert Littell Dodsworth
• Lucien Littlefield as Silas Cooper
• James Ford as Bud Davison
• Rolfe Sedan as Valet
• John Alden as Egbert Williamson
• Sherman Ross as Arthur Burdette
• Gino Conti as Frank Dinwiddie
• Lia Torá as Another Girl Friend

Preservation

• Lobster Films holds a copy of the film.[3]

See also

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

References

1. Solomon p.313
2. Making the Grade at silentera.com
3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Making the Grade

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Making the Grade at IMDb