Noah's Ark (1928 film)

Noah's Ark
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byHarold McCord
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • November 1, 1928 (1928-11-01) (Original Cut)
  • June 15, 1929 (1929-06-15) (US Re-release)
Running time
135 minutes (original)
108 minutes (restored and edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Budget$1,005,000[1]
Box office$2,305,000 (worldwide rentals)[1]
Paul McAllister (center), George O'Brien and Dolores Costello

Noah's Ark is a 1928 American part-talkie epic disaster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Dolores Costello and George O'Brien. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The story is by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film was released by the Warner Bros. studio.[2] Most scenes are silent with a synchronized music score and sound effects, in particular the biblical ones, while some scenes have dialogue.[3]

  1. ^ a b Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
  2. ^ Noah's Ark at the silentera.com database
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Noah's Ark