''The Music Master'' is a 1927 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

and written by Philip Klein, adapted from the play '' The Music Master'' by

David Belasco David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story '' Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of ...

. The film stars

Alec B. Francis Alec B. Francis (born Alec Francis Budd, 2 December 1867 – 6 July 1934) was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1911 and 1934. Biography Francis was born in Suffolk, England. He studied law ...

Lois Moran Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress.

, Neil Hamilton, Norman Trevor,

Charles Willis Lane Charles Willis Lane (January 25, 1869–October 17, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretchi ...

and

William T. Tilden William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the World number one male tennis player rankings, world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and ...

. The film was released on January 23, 1927, by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

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as Anton von Barwig *

Lois Moran Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress.

as Helene Stanton * Neil Hamilton as Beverly Cruger * Norman Trevor as Andrew Cruger *

as Richard Stanton *

as Joles *

Helen Chandler Helen Chandler (February 1, 1906 – April 30, 1965) was an American film and theater actress, best known for playing Mina Seward in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. Career Born in Charleston, South Carolina,A 1935 Associated Press s ...

as Jenny *

Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and as an amateur acted primarily in male lead roles w ...

as Miss Husted * Kathleen Kerrigan as Mrs. Andrew Cruger *Howard Cull as August Poons *

Armand Cortes Armand Cortes, sometimes credited as Armand Cortez, (August 16, 1880 – November 19, 1948) was an actor in theater and film in the United States. He had various theatrical roles in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1902 he was cast in the mus ...

as Pinac * Leo Feodoroff as Fico *Carrie Scott as Mrs. Mangeborn * Dore Davidson as Pawnbroker * Walter Catlett as Medicine Show Barker

Preservation status

This film is now lost.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ..''The Music Master''
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* 1927 films 1920s English-language films Fox Film films Lost American films Silent American drama films 1927 drama films Films directed by Allan Dwan American black-and-white films American silent feature films American films based on plays 1927 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub

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