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Master and Man (1929 film)

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Master and Man
Directed byGeorge A. Cooper
Written by
Starring
CinematographyGustav Pauli
Production
company
British Screen Productions
Distributed byBritish Screen Productions
Release date
  • February 1929 (1929-02)
Running time
8,700 feet[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSound (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

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

Cast

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Music

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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

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  1. ^ Low p.409
  2. ^ BFI.org
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