Fazil (film)

Fazil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Screenplay by	Philip Klein Seton I. Miller Pierre Frondaie (play: L'Insoumise)
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Charles Farrell Greta Nissen John Boles Mae Busch Tyler Brooke John T. Murray
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Ralph Dixon
Music by	Ernö Rapée
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	June 4, 1928 (1928-06-04)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English intertitles

Fazil is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Philip Klein and Seton I. Miller. The film stars Charles Farrell, Greta Nissen, John Boles, Mae Busch, Tyler Brooke and John T. Murray. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The film was released on June 4, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.^[1][2][3]

Plot

A Middle Eastern prince has an affair with a Parisienne showgirl.

Cast

• Charles Farrell as Prince Fazil
• Greta Nissen as Fabienne
• John Boles as John Clavering
• Mae Busch as Helen Dubreuze
• Tyler Brooke as Jacques Dubreuze
• John T. Murray as Gondolier
• Vadim Uraneff as Ahmed.^[4]
• Josephine Borio as Aicha
• Eddie Sturgis as Rice
• Erville Alderson as Iman Idris
• Dale Fuller as Zouroya
• Hank Mann as Ali

Music

The film was released with a theme song entitled "Neopolitan Nights (Oh, Nights of Splendor)" which was composed by John Stepan Zamecnik and Harry D. Kerr.

See also

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

References

1. "Fazil (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
2. Hall, Mordaunt (June 5, 1928). "Movie Review - Fazil - THE SCREEN". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
3. "Fazil". Afi.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
4. Hawks, Howard (2006). "Filmography". In Breivold, Scott (ed.). Howard Hawks: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 9781578068333.

External links

• Fazil at IMDb
• Fazil is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive