Christina (1929 film)

1929 film

Christina

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Directed by| William K. Howard
Written by| Tristram Tupper
Marion Orth
Starring| Janet Gaynor
Charles Morton
Cinematography| Lucien Andriot
Edited by| Harry H. Caldwell
Katherine Hilliker
Distributed by| Fox Film Corporation

Release date

* December 15, 1929 (1929-12-15)

Running time

| 85 min.
Country| United States
Languages| Sound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles
Christina ad in The Film Daily, 1929

Christina is a lost[1][2] 1929 sound part talkie starring Janet Gaynor and directed by William K. Howard. The supporting cast includes Charles Morton, Rudolph Schildkraut, Harry Cording, and Lucy Doraine.[3] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Movietone sound-on-film system.

## Cast

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* Janet Gaynor as Christina
* Charles Morton as Jan
* Rudolph Schildkraut as Niklaas
* Harry Cording as Dick Torpe
* Lucy Doraine as Madame Bosman

## Music

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The film featured a theme song entitled "Christina" which was composed by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell.

## See also

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* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

## References

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1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Christina
2. ^ Christina at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Films - 1929 Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, silentsaregolden.com; accessed August 9, 2015.
3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971

## External links

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* Christina at IMDb

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