Madonna of Avenue A
1929 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madonna of Avenue A is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It starred Dolores Costello in one of her first sound films. This is reportedly a lost film.[1][2][3]
| Madonna of Avenue A | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Ray Doyle Francis Powers |
| Story by | "Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck) |
| Starring | Dolores Costello Grant Withers |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Edited by | Ray Doyle |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- Dolores Costello as Maria Morton
- Grant Withers as "Slim" Shayne
- Douglas Gerrard as Arch Duke
- Louise Dresser as Georgia Morton
- Otto Hoffman as Monk
- Lee Moran as Gus
- Rhoda Cross
- Susanne Ransom as Child (uncredited)
- William Russell (uncredited)
Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "My Madonna" with music by Louis Silvers and Fred Fisher and lyrics by Billy Rose. Dolores Costello sings the song in the film. The song is also played frequently as background music by the Vitaphone orchestra throughout the film.
Censorship
Like many American films of the time, Madonna of Avenue A was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. In Kansas the film, with a plot involving prostitution, illegitimacy, and suicide was banned by the Board of Review.[4]
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