The First Kiss (1928 American film)

The First Kiss
The First Kiss
	Lobby card
Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	John Farrow ; Tom Reed
Based on	Four Brothers; by Tristram Tupper
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg; Rowland V. Lee; Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky;
Starring	Fay Wray; Gary Cooper;
Cinematography	Alfred Gilks
Edited by	Lee Helen
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 25, 1928 (USA);
Running time	60 minutes (6 reels)
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized); (English Intertitles)

Leslie Fenton, Lane Chandler, Gary Cooper and director Rowland V. Lee

The First Kiss is a 1928 American sound romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper.^[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song. Based on the short story Four Brothers by Tristram Tupper, the film is about a Chesapeake Bay fisherman who turns to pirating in order to be rich enough to marry a society girl.

The First Kiss was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Today it is considered to be a lost film.^[2]^[3]^[4] Some filming took place on the Chesapeake Bay in Saint Michaels, Maryland.^[3]

Cast

Fay Wray as Anna Lee
Gary Cooper as Mulligan Talbot
Lane Chandler as William Talbot
Leslie Fenton as Carol Talbot
Paul Fix as Ezra Talbot
Malcolm Williams as Pap
Monroe Owsley as Other Suitor

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled “The First Kiss” which was composed by Al Dubin and J. Russell Robinson. ^[5]

References

^ Hall, Mordaunt (August 28, 1928). "First Kiss (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30. The American Film Institute, c.1971.
^ ^a ^b Progressive Silent Film List: The First Kiss at silentera.com
^ The First Kiss at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928
^ Wlaschin, K. (2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.

External links

The First Kiss at IMDb
The First Kiss at the TCM Movie Database
Stills #1, #2, #3, and #4 at Talbot County and the Movies, Talbot County Free Library

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[nytimes-1] Hall, Mordaunt (August 28, 1928). "First Kiss (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

[2] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30. The American Film Institute, c.1971.

[silentera-3] Progressive Silent Film List: The First Kiss at silentera.com

[4] The First Kiss at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928

[5] Wlaschin, K. (2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.

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