Long Lost Father is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring John Barrymore, Helen Chandler, Donald Cook, Alan Mowbray, and Doris Lloyd. It was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack.[1][2] It was based on a 1933 novel of the same title by the British writer Gladys Stern.
| Long Lost Father | |
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Film still with John Barrymore and Alan Mowbray | |
| Directed by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Screenplay by | Dwight Taylor |
| Based on | Long Lost Father 1933 novel by G. B. Stern |
| Produced by | Merian C. Cooper Kenneth Macgowan |
| Starring | John Barrymore Helen Chandler |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Alberto Columbo Max Steiner Harold Adamson Roy Webb |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
editA wastrel father and his long-abandoned daughter find themselves working in the same London nightclub. Gradually they come to bond and repair their broken relationship.
Cast
edit- John Barrymore as Carl Bellairs
- Helen Chandler as Lindsey Lane
- Donald Cook as Bill Strong
- Alan Mowbray as Sir Tony Gelding
- Claude King as The Inspector
- E. E. Clive as Spot Hawkins
- Reginald Sharland as Lord Vivian
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as The Lawyer
- Natalie Moorhead as Phyllis Mersey-Royds
- Doris Lloyd as The Blonde Widow
- Phyllis Barry as Party Guest
- Tempe Pigott as Mrs. Gamp - The Old Woman
- Herbert Bunston as the Bishop
- Charles Irwin as Mr. Chisholm
- John Rogers as Mr. Arno
References
edit- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute c.1993
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Long Lost Father
External links
edit- Long Lost Father at IMDb
- Long Lost Father at AllMovie
- Long Lost Father at the TCM Movie Database
- Long Lost Father at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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