The River Pirate

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The River Pirate
Fox Film Corporation
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 26, 1928 (1928-08-26)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

The River Pirate is a 1928 American synchronized sound

drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Ben Markson and John Reinhardt, based on the 1928 novel by Charles Francis Coe.[1] 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 stars

Plot

Cast

Scene from the movie

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "The Magic of Your Eyes" which was composed by Arthur A. Penn.

See also

References

  1. ^ The River Pirate novel
  2. ^ "The River Pirate (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (September 17, 1928). "Movie Review - The Cameraman - THE SCREEN; Mystery Ships. A Sympathetic Robber. Keaton and "Our Gang." Other Photoplays". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "The River Pirate". Afi.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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