White Shadows in the South Seas 1919 novel by Frederick O'Brien
Produced by
Irving Thalberg Hunt Stromberg William Randolph Hearst
Starring
Monte Blue Raquel Torres
Cinematography
Clyde De Vinna Bob Roberts George Gordon Nogle
Edited by
Ben Lewis
Music by
William Axt David Mendoza
Production company
Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
November 10, 1928 (1928-11-10)
Running time
89 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles
Budget
$365,000[1]
Box office
$1.6 million (worldwide rentals)[1]
White Shadows in the South Seas is a 1928 American synchronized sound film adventure romance directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Monte Blue and Raquel Torres. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions in association with MGM and distributed by MGM. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process. Loosely based on the travel book of the same name by Frederick O'Brien. This film is important historically for being the first sound MGM film to be released as it featured a pre-recorded soundtrack. Clyde De Vinna won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.[2]
^ abThe Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: White Shadows in the South Seas
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