Annapolis (1928 film)

Annapolis is a 1928 synchronized sound film drama directed by Christy Cabanne. 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. It was recorded using the Photophone sound system. It stars Johnny Mack Brown, Jeanette Loff and Hugh Allan.^[1]

Annapolis
Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	F. McGrew Willis (writer) John W. Krafft (titles)
Based on	story by Royal S. Pease
Starring	Johnny Mack Brown Jeanette Loff
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Claude Berkeley
Production company	Pathé Exchange/RKO
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	November 18, 1928 (1928-11-18)
Running time	88 minutes; 8 reels
Country	USA
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles

Prints and incomplete prints exist.^[2][3]

Cast

• Johnny Mack Brown as Bill
• Hugh Allan as Herbert
• Jeanette Loff as Betty
• Maurice Ryan as Fat
• William Bakewell as Skippy
• Byron Munson as First Classman
• Charlotte Walker as Aunt
• Hobart Bosworth as Father

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "My Annapolis And You" which was composed by Charles Weinberg and Irving Bibo.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)