Stolen Kisses (1929 film)

Stolen Kisses is a 1929 sound part-talkie American pre-code comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring May McAvoy, Hallam Cooley and Reed Howes.^[1] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.

Stolen Kisses
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr. Jimmy Starr Franz von Suppé
Starring	May McAvoy Hallam Cooley Reed Howes
Cinematography	Ben F. Reynolds
Edited by	George Marks
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 23, 1929 (1929-02-23)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Lobby card, 1929

Premise

The plot revolves around the story of a weak-willed son (Hallem Cooley) whose wife (May McAvoy) refuses to have children due to her social commitments. The son's impatient father (Claude Gillingwater), desperate for grandchildren, takes the couple to Paris hoping a change of scenery will spark their romance.

However, the father hires a divorce attorney (Reed Howes) to manipulate the couple through jealousy tactics. He arranges for an exotic dancer (Edna Murphy) to vamp the son while he (Reed Howes) courts the wife, creating a web of misunderstandings and near-infidelities.

The plan initially works, reigniting the couple's passion, but it soon spirals into chaos as the lawyer and his accomplice attempt to blackmail the couple. This leads to divorce proceedings and a courtroom scene where the wife reveals to the judge that her father-in-law's wishes are about to be realized. The judge informs the father and all is forgiven.

Cast

• May McAvoy as May Lambert
• Hallam Cooley as Hal Lambert
• Reed Howes as Jack Harding
• Claude Gillingwater as H.A. Lambert Sr.
• Edna Murphy as Fanchon La Vere
• Arthur Hoyt as Hoyt
• Agnes Franey as Nanette
• Phyllis Crane as Margot

Preservation status

The film is now lost.^[2][3]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
• List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features

References

1. Liebman p.201
2. "Lost Film Files - Warner". www.silentsaregolden.com.
3. "Stolen Kisses". memory.loc.gov. June 23, 2018.

Bibliography

• Roy Liebman. Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland, 2003.

External links

• Stolen Kisses at IMDb