What a Widow!
| What a Widow! | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by |
Gloria Swanson Joseph P. Kennedy Allan Dwan |
| Written by |
James Gleason (adaptation) James Seymour (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by |
James Gleason James Seymour |
| Story by | Josephine Lovett |
| Starring |
Gloria Swanson Owen Moore Lew Cody |
| Music by |
Hugo Felix Josiah Zuro |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
Production company |
Gloria Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
What a Widow! is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film produced by and starring Gloria Swanson, and distributed through United Artists. The film was directed by Allan Dwan.[1]
What a Widow! was Swanson's second talkie and was executive produced by her then lover Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. The film received generally positive reviews and was noted for its animated title sequence created by William Dietz but was met with lukewarm box office returns.[2]
Cast
- Gloria Swanson - Tamarind Brook
- Owen Moore - Gerry Morgan
- Lew Cody - Victor
- Margaret Livingston - Valli
- William Holden - Mr. Lodge
- Herbert Braggiotti - Jose Alvarado
- Gregory Gaye - Baslikoff
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt - Paulette
- Nella Walker - Marquise
- Daphne Pollard - Masseuse
Preservation status
This film is now considered a lost film. The soundtrack is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive while the trailer is preserved at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Shearer, Stephen Michael; Basinger, Jeanine (2013). Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star. Macmillan. p. 445. ISBN 1-250-01366-6.
- ↑ (Shearer 2013, pp. 1673–1674)
- ↑ Lombardi, Frederic (2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 180. ISBN 0-786-43485-6.
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artist Collections at The Library of Congress (<-book title)[trailer only] p.206 c.1978 the American Film Institute
External links
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