Little Johnny Jones (1929 film)

Little Johnny Jones is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) black-and-white musical film released in the United States adapted from the musical play of the same name. The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy, who had acted in the 1923 silent version, and main character Johnny Jones was played by Edward Buzzell. The film is best known for its two Broadway classic songs from the play, "Give My Regards to Broadway" and "The Yankee Doodle Boy".^[1]

Little Johnny Jones
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Directed by	Mervyn LeRoy
Written by	George M. Cohan (play) Edward Buzzell (adaption) Adelaide Heilbron (adaption)
Starring	Edward Buzzell Alice Day Edna Murphy
Cinematography	Faxon M. Dean
Music by	Rex Dunn
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 1929 (1929-11)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Edward Buzzell as Johnny Jones
• Alice Day as Mary Baker
• Edna Murphy as Vivian Dale
• Robert Edeson as Ed Baker
• Wheeler Oakman as Wyman
• Ray Turner as Carbon (credited as Raymond Turner)
• Donald Reed as Ramon
• Scott McKee as Bit Part (uncredited)

Music

Eddie Buzzell sings "Yankee Doodle Boy" several times on the soundtrack. He also sings "Give My Regards to Broadway." Both songs were written by George M. Cohan.

Accolades

In 2004, the American Film Institute nominated the song "Give My Regards to Broadway" from this film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.^[2]

See also

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