The Home Towners

The Home Towners is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Richard Bennett, Doris Kenyon, and Robert McWade.^[1] This film was the third all talking picture produced by Warner Brothers to be released.

The Home Towners
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Directed by	Bryan Foy
Written by	Addison Burkhard Murray Roth
Based on	The Home Towners (play) by George M. Cohan
Starring	Richard Bennett Doris Kenyon Robert McWade
Cinematography	Barney McGill Willard Van Enger
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 3, 1928 (1928-11-03)
Running time	11 reels (sound version)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Richard Bennett as Vic Arnold
• Doris Kenyon as Beth Calhoun
• Robert McWade as P. H. Bancroft
• Robert Edeson as Mr. Calhoun
• Gladys Brockwell as Lottie Bancroft
• John Miljan as Joe Roberts
• Vera Lewis as Mrs. Calhoun
• Stanley Taylor as Wally Calhoun
• James T. Mack as Casey
• Patricia Caron as Maid

Preservation status

The Home Towners is now lost.^[2][3]

See also

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

References

1. Liebman p. 199
2. The Home Towners at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost 1928 Warner Bros. Films
3. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Home Towners

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Home Towners at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie