Half Way to Heaven
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 6254 feet / 66 minutes
Directed by George Abbott
Cast: Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers [Ned Lee], Jean Arthur [Greta Nelson], Paul Lukas [Nick Pogli], Helen Ware [Madame Elsie], Oscar Apfel [the circus manager], Edna West [Mrs. Lee], Irving Bacon [Slim], Nestor Aber (Michael Stuart) [Eric Lee], Al Hill [Blackie], Lucille Williams [Doris], Richard K. French [Klein], Freddy Anderson [Tony], Ford West [the stationmaster], Guy Oliver [the farmer at the railroad station], Stanley Taylor
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [A Paramount All-Talking Picture]. / Scenario by George Abbott, from the novel Here Comes the Bandwagon by Henry Leyford Gates. Costune design by Travis Banton. Song “Louise,” music by Richard A. Whiting (music) and Leo Robin (lyrics). Cinematography by Alfred Gilks and Charles Lang (Charles Lang Jr.). Sound recording engineer, Earl S. Hayman. Music by Gene Lucas. Film editor, William Shea. Intertitles written by Gerald Geraghty. Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. / © 13 December 1929 by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [LP919]. Released 14 December 1929. / Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format (sound) and Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format (silent). Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / The film was also released in the USA in a silent version (at 5179 feet) by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Full-sound film.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 10 July 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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