The Third Degree

The Third Degree
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Graham Baker (scenario)
Based on play by Charles Klein
Starring Dolores Costello
Louise Dresser
Cinematography Hal Mohr
Edited by Clarence Kolster
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • December 1, 1926 (1926-12-01) (U.S.)
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Vitaphone sound effects and score
Budget $208,000[1]
Box office $413,000[1]

The Third Degree is a 1926 silent romance film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz, in his first American film,[2] based on the hit 1909 play of the same name written by Charles Klein and starring Helen Ware.[3]

Cast

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $269,000 domestically and $144,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

A copy of this film is held by The Library of Congress.[4][5][6][7] Also a 16mm print is in the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 5 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. "Michael Curtiz: biography". TCM Archive Materials. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. The Third Degree, by Charles Klein, as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, February 1, 1909 – June 1909; IBDb.com
  4. Catalog of Holdings, the American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress p.182 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  5. The Third Degree at silentera.com database
  6. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  7. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Survival Catalog: The Third Degree
  8. Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database:The Third Degree
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