Master and Man (1929 film)

Master and Man
Directed by	George A. Cooper
Written by	George Robert Sims (play) Henry Pettitt (play) Edward Dryhurst George A. Cooper
Starring	Henri De Vries Anne Grey Humberston Wright Olaf Hytten
Cinematography	Gustav Pauli
Production company	British Screen Productions
Distributed by	British Screen Productions
Release date	February 1929 (1929-02)
Running time	8,700 feet[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) Silent Version English intertitles

Master and Man is a 1929 British drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Anne Grey, Henri De Vries and Olaf Hytten.[2] Due to the public's apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also produced in 1929. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects along with a theme song. The film was based on the play Master and Man by George Robert Sims and Henry Pettitt, though Cooper is also credited on a novelization published by The London Book Company. It was made at Isleworth Studios.

Plot

A manager of a motor works is sacked for being too old, leading him into a bitter dispute with his former employer.

Cast

• Henri De Vries as Richard Waring
• Anne Grey as Celia Waring
• Humberston Wright as Thomas Blount
• Olaf Hytten as Lord Overbury
• Maurice Braddell as Dick Waring
• Mary Brough as Mrs. Wilkes
• Betty Siddons as Dorothy Blount
• Frank Stanmore as Wilkes
• Winifred Evans

Music

The sound version of the film features a theme song entitled “Tho’ Castles Tumble Down” by Pat Heale, Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (words) and Harry Tilsley and Tolchard Evans (music).

References

1. Low p.409
2. BFI.org

External links

• Master and Man at IMDb