The Wolf of Wall Street (1929 film)

The Wolf of Wall Street
One of theatrical film heralds
Directed byRowland V. Lee
Written byDoris Anderson
StarringGeorge Bancroft
Olga Baclanova
Nancy Carroll
CinematographyVictor Milner
Edited byRobert Bassler
Music byKarl Hajos
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 2, 1929 (1929-02-02) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wolf of Wall Street is a lost 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Bancroft, Paul Lukas, Olga Baclanova, and Nancy Carroll. The story and screenplay were written by Doris Anderson.[1]

Originally made as a silent film, The Wolf of Wall Street was completely re-filmed with sound,[2] becoming Bancroft's first talkie.[3]

  1. ^ Lasky, Jesse L. (2002). "The Sound and the Fury". In Silvester, Christopher (ed.). The Grove Book of Hollywood. p. 109. ISBN 9780802138781. Rowland Lee handled George Bancroft in The Wolf of Wall Street
  2. ^ Films in Review – Volume 37 1986, p. 12; "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. 1929. Paramount. Ben Schulberg, producer. With George Bancroft, Paul Lukas, Olga Baclanova, Hector Chacon, and Nancy Carroll. Originally made as a silent, The Wolf of Wall Street was completely re-filmed as a talking ..."
  3. ^ Roy Liebman. From silents to sound: a biographical encyclopedia 1998, p. 16;
    '"Sound: George Bancroft retained his star status through his first few talkies, his sound debut coming in The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)"'.