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The Rescue is a 1929 American sound pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon Ray Lissner (assistant) |
| Written by | Elizabeth Meehan Joseph Conrad (novel) |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Ronald Colman Lili Damita |
| Cinematography | George Barnes Joseph F. Biroc James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Harry H. Caldwell Marie Halvey Katherine Hilliker |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 96 min. (sound) 7910 ft. (silent) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The musical score featured in the film was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld.
An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the George Eastman House film archive.[1]
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