His Private Life (1928 film)

His Private Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Tuttle
Screenplay by	Ethel Doherty George Marion Jr. Keene Thompson Ernest Vajda
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Adolphe Menjou Kathryn Carver Margaret Livingston Eugene Pallette André Cheron Sybil Grove
Cinematography	Henry W. Gerrard
Edited by	Verna Willis
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 17, 1928 (1928-11-17)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

His Private Life is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Ethel Doherty, George Marion Jr., Keene Thompson, and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Kathryn Carver, Margaret Livingston, Eugene Pallette, André Cheron, and Sybil Grove.

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. The film was released on November 17, 1928, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Plot

In France, Georges St. Germain finds himself in love with Eleanor Kent, a nice American. Having discovered that she is a great friend of Yvette, his ex-girlfriend now the wife of the very jealous Henri Bérgère, Georges takes the initiative to go and stay in the Bérgère's hotel, hoping to be able to attend Eleanor without problems. Her move, however, is interpreted by Yvette as a flashback to her, which also triggers her husband's jealousy. Georges will be able to definitively conquer the beautiful American, despite the misunderstandings and jealousies aroused in spite of himself.

Cast

• Adolphe Menjou as Georges St. Germain
• Kathryn Carver as Eleanor Trent
• Margaret Livingston as Yvette Bérgere
• Eugene Pallette as Henri Bérgere
• André Cheron as Maurice
• Sybil Grove as Maid
• Paul Guertzman as Stupid boy
• Alex Melesh as Salesman
• Alex Woloshin as Hotel clerk
• Tania Akron as Pierette (uncredited)
• Phillips Holmes as Pierrot (uncredited)
• Lupino Lane as Bit Part (uncredited)

See also

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

References

1. "Movie Review - Show People - THE SCREEN; Hollywood Life Satirized. The Alluring Blonde. Fun and Drama. A Spy Yarn. LORELEI ON THE SCREEN. "Women Without Men" a Story With Suicide as the Climax. Other Photoplays. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
2. "His Private Life". afi.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

External links

• His Private Life at IMDb