Auld Lang Syne (1929 film)

Auld Lang Syne
Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	Patrick L. Mannock Hugh E. Wright George Pearson
Produced by	George Pearson
Starring	Harry Lauder Dorothy Boyd Patrick Aherne Dodo Watts
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Music by	Robert Burns (songs)
Production company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	April 1929 (1929-04)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English

Auld Lang Syne is a 1929 British synchronized sound musical film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd, and Patrick Aherne. It was originally made as a silent film, but in September 1929 sound was added.^[1][2] While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in Cricklewood, London.

Cast

• Harry Lauder as Sandy McTavish
• Dorothy Boyd as Jill Bray
• Patrick Aherne as Angus McTavish
• Dodo Watts as Marie McTavish
• Hugh E. Wright as Wullie McNab

See also

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

References

1. BFI Database entry
2. St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (1 April 2009). Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1611473995.

• John Mundy, The British Musical Film (Manchester University Press, 2007)

External links

• Auld Lang Syne at IMDb