''One Stolen Night'' is a 1929 American
part-talkie adventure crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Scott R. Dunlap (June 20, 1892 – March 30, 1970) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.
Dunlap was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1892 and entered the film business in 1915. He produced 70 films between 1937 and ...
, and starring
Betty Bronson,
William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr. (born Charles F. Gall Jr.; February 12, 1902 – February 5, 1987) was an American stage performer, producer, and a film actor who in the silent and sound eras was cast in no fewer than 89 motion pictures.
Biography
William ...
,
Mitchell Lewis,
Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor.
He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...
, and
Charles Hill Mailes. It is based on the short story ''The Arab'' by D. D. Calhoun. It is a remake of the 1923
film with the same name. The film was released by
Warner Bros. on March 16, 1929.
Cast
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Betty Bronson as Jeanne
*
William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr. (born Charles F. Gall Jr.; February 12, 1902 – February 5, 1987) was an American stage performer, producer, and a film actor who in the silent and sound eras was cast in no fewer than 89 motion pictures.
Biography
William ...
as Bob
*
Mitchell Lewis as Blossom
*
Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor.
He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...
as Blazer
*
Charles Hill Mailes as Doad
*
Nina Quartero as Chyra
*
Rose Dione as Madame Blossom
*
Otto Lederer as Abou-Ibu-Adam
*
Angelo Rossitto
Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (February 18, 1908 – September 21, 1991) was an American actor and voice artist. He had dwarfism and was 2'11" (89 cm) tall, and was often billed as Little Angie or Moe. Angelo first appeared in silent films opp ...
as The Dwarf
*Jack Santoro as Brandon
*Harry Schultz as The Sheik
Reception
According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $227,000 domestically and $15,000 foreign.
Preservation
The film survives in a 9.5mm copy at the BFI film archive.
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See also
* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
External links
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1929 adventure films
1929 crime films
Lost American adventure films
Lost American crime films
1929 films
American black-and-white films
Warner Bros. films
Transitional sound films
1929 lost films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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