Second Choice

Second Choice
Directed byHoward Bretherton
Written byJoseph Jackson
Based onElizabeth Alexander (novel)
StarringDolores Costello
Chester Morris
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Edited byRobert O. Crandell
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 4, 1930 (1930-01-04)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Second Choice is a 1930 pre-Code black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris.[1][2] The film is notable as being the first (and only film) in which Dolores Costello sang.[3] It is a lost film.[citation needed] The film was based on the story by Elizabeth Alexander and was adapted for the screen by Joseph Jackson.

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1921-30, c. 1971 by The American Film Institute
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Second Choice, afi.com. Accessed July 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "11 Oct 1930 - "SECOND CHOICE" - Trove". Nla.gov.au. October 11, 1930. Retrieved July 23, 2016.