Black Waters
| Black Waters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Based on | play by John Willard |
| Starring |
John Loder James Kirkwood |
Release date | 1929 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £45,000[1] |
Black Waters is a 1929 British film. It was the first British talkie.
Production
Herbert Wilcox made the film after visiting Hollywood to see the development of sound. He rented a sound-proofed studio from Charles and Al Christie in Hollywood for five days at £1,000 a day. He obtained a licence from Western Electric to equip the first sound studio in Europe. He borrowed Louis Wolheim from Howard Hughes at $20,000. The film was made in five days. Wilcox says it was the fifth talkie ever made.[2]
Reception
Wilcox struggled to get the film seen, as only a few British cinemas were equipped for sound.[3]
References
- Wilcox, Herbert Twenty Five Thousand Sunsets,1967
External links
- Black Waters on IMDb
- Black Waters at Silent Era
- Black Waters at BFI
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