Victor McLaglen Lois Moran Nick Stuart Earle Foxe Donald Crisp Bob Perry
Cinematography
Lucien N. Andriot
Edited by
Jack Dennis
Production company
Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by
Fox Film Corporation
Release date
August 26, 1928 (1928-08-26)
Running time
77 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)
The River Pirate is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Ben Markson and John Reinhardt, based on the 1928 novel by Charles Francis Coe.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process.
The film stars Victor McLaglen, Lois Moran, Nick Stuart, Earle Foxe, Donald Crisp and Bob Perry. The film was released on August 26, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.[2][3][4]
^The River Pirate novel
^"The River Pirate (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^Hall, Mordaunt (September 17, 1928). "Movie Review - The Cameraman - THE SCREEN; Mystery Ships. A Sympathetic Robber. Keaton and "Our Gang." Other Photoplays". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^"The River Pirate". Afi.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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