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| Directed by | Merian C. Cooper Lothar Mendes Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Written by | Hope Loring Howard Estabrook John Farrow Julian Johnson |
| Based on | The Four Feathers 1902 novel by A. E. W. Mason |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Starring | Fay Wray William Powell Noah Beery Sr. Clive Brook Richard Arlen |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle Merian C. Cooper Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Edited by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (synchronized) English intertitles |
The Four Feathers is a 1929 American sound war film directed by Merian C. Cooper and starring William Powell, Richard Arlen, Clive Brook and Fay Wray.[1] This was the third of numerous film versions of the 1902 novel The Four Feathers written by A. E. W. Mason. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The 1929 version of The Four Feathers premiered at the Criterion Theatre in New York City on June 12, 1929.[2]
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: The Four Feathers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.