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The Kiss
Also known as Der Kuß in Austria; Le baiser in France; Der Kuss in Germany; El beso in Spain
(1929) United States of America
B&W : 64 minutes
Directed by Jacques Feyder
Cast: Greta Garbo [Irene Guarry], Conrad Nagel [André Dubail], Anders Randolf [Charles Guarry], Holmes Herbert [M. Lassalle], Lew Ayres [Pierre Lassalle], George Davis [Detective Durant]; Symona Boniface [the gossip in the museum], Allan Cavan [the prison warden], André Cheron [the prosecutor], Carrie Daumery [a party guest], Lee Phelps [the tour guide], Philip Sleeman [a lounge lizard]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Hans Kraly (Hanns Kräly), from the screen story “Secret Places” (also titled “Jealousy”) by George M. Saville (Jacques Feyder). Production supervision by Albert Lewin. Art direction (production design) by Cedric Gibbons. Gowns (costume design) by Adrian (Gilbert Adrian). Photographed (cinematography) by William Daniels (William H. Daniels). Stills photography by Milton Brown. Film editor, Ben Lewis. Titles (intertitles written) by Marian Ainslee. Musical synchronization by Dr. William Axt. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. / Premiered 15 November 1929 in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric synchronized sound system. / Garbo’s tenth MGM film and her last silent film; Feyder’s first Hollywood film. MGM’s last completely silent film. The film was released in Canada by Regal Films, Limited, in 1929. The film was released in the United Kingdom by Jury Metro-Goldwyn in 1930. The film was released in Sweden by Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn in 1930. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Art Deco - France: Lyon, Paris - Private detectives - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 7 December 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 335; Brownlow-Parade pp. 215, 575; Everson-American pp. 313, 315, 337-338; Higashi-Virgins p. 77; Limbacher-Feature p. 132; Mandelbaum-Screen pp. 9, 30, 59; Shipman-Cinema p. 102; Sklar-Movie p. 102; Walker-Garbo pp. 102, 104, 109, 184; Webb-Hollywood p. 187 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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