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Children of the Ritz 
Summary
Children of the Ritz is a 1929 sound drama film from First National Pictures. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall. The plot is based on a Cornell Woolrich story.
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| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | Leroy Stone |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |
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Running time | 7 reels (approximately 70 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
Plot edit
A spoiled rich girl falls for a poor chauffeur. Their situations are changed when her family loses all their money and he wins $50,000 at a racetrack. They get married, but it's not long before she starts spending their money the way she used to spend hers.
Cast edit
- Dorothy Mackaill - Angela Pennington
- Jack Mulhall - Dewey Haines
- James Ford - Gil Pennington
- Richard Carlyle - Mr. Pennington
- Evelyn Hall - Mrs. Pennington
- Kathryn McGuire - Lyle Pennington
- Frank Hall Crane - Butler (*Frank Crayne)
- Edmund Burns - Jerry Wilder (*Eddie Burns)
- Doris Dawson - Margie Haines
- Aggie Herring - Mrs. Haines
- Lee Moran - Gaffney
Music edit
The film featured a theme song entitled "Some Sweet Day" which was composed by Nat Shilkret and Lew Pollack.
Preservation status edit
Children of the Ritz is now considered a lost film.
See also edit
External links edit
- Children of the Ritz at IMDB
- synopsis at AllMovie