The Lion and the Mouse (1928 film)
The Lion and the Mouse (1928) is a part-silent/part-sound drama film produced by Warner Bros., directed by Lloyd Bacon, and based on the 1905 play by Charles Klein.[2] The film marks the first time Lionel Barrymore, who was on loan out from MGM, spoke from the screen.
- See also The Lion and the Mouse (disambiguation).
| The Lion and the Mouse | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card. | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Charles Klein (play) Robert Lord (screenplay) James A. Starr (intertitles) |
| Starring | May McAvoy Lionel Barrymore |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Harold McCord |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | May 21, 1928 |
Running time | 7 reels (sound version) 8 reels (silent version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $113,000[1] |
| Box office | $969,000[1] |
Plot
Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him, unaware that a smaller company in which he owns considerable stock has been subsumed by the larger firm, thus creating appearance of a conflict of interests. When one of the Judge's enemies plots to ruin the Judge over this apparent improper behavior, Judge Ross's daughter Shirley sets out to prove her father's innocence.
Cast
- May McAvoy as Shirley Ross
- Lionel Barrymore as John Ryder
- Alec B. Francis as Judge Ross
- William Collier Jr. as Jeffereson Ryder
- Emmett Corrigan as Dr. Hays
- Jack Ackroyd as Smith, Jeff's valet
Cast notes
- Barrymore and McAvoy had last costarred in 1920 in The Devil's Garden.
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $869,000 domestically and $100,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
The movie survives in 35 mm at the Library of Congress and 16 mm at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3][4][5][6][7] The soundtrack on Vitaphone discs partially survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[8]
See also
- Lionel Barrymore filmography
References
- 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 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- The Lion and the Mouse as produced on Broadway several times from 1905-1907
- The Lion and the Mouse at silentera.com
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lion and the Mouse
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress p.104 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Lion and the Mouse
- The Lion and the Mouse in UCLA Library
External links
- The Lion and the Mouse at IMDb.com
- The Lion and the Mouse; allmovie.com online synopsis
- preserved lantern slide to the film(*if photo doesn't load click the worthpoint link then return and click again)
- nicely preserved lobby card (*if photo doesn't load click the worthpoint site then come back and click)
- cover of novelization of the play with scenes from Warner's production(archived)
- original lobby poster(archived)
