SOUND FEATURES: DRAG (1929)
CREDITS
Released: July 21, 1929
Production Company: First National Pictures
Featured Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Lucien Littlefield, Kathrin Clare Ward, Alice Day, Tom Dugan, Lila Lee, Margaret Fielding, Garry Watson
Director: Frank Lloyd
Producer (uncredited): Frank Lloyd
Cinematographer: Ernest Haller
Editor: Edward Schroeder
Composer (uncredited): Peter Brunelli, Cecil Copping
Art Director: John Hughes
Set Decorator: Ray Moyer
Presenter:Richard A. Rowland
Writers: William Dudley Pelley (novel “Drag: A Comedy”), Bradley King (screenplay & dialogue)
STORY
A writer is torn between his wife, and a more sophisticated woman that he lusts after. Drama.
AWARDS
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award.
1930
Academy Awards, USA
Nominated, Oscar
Best Director
Frank Lloyd
No official nominees had been announced this year.
TECH
Runtime 1 hr 25 min (85 min)
Sound Mix Mono (Vitaphone)
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Film Length 1,716.95 m (6 reels) (silent version)
2,329.3 m (9 reels) (sound version)
Negative Format 35 mm
Printed Film Format 35 mm