Submarine (1928 film)

Submarine

Directed by	Frank Capra
Written by	Norman Springer (story) Dorothy Howell
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	Jack Holt Ralph Graves Dorothy Revier
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	David Broekman
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 28, 1928 (1928-08-28)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles
Budget	$150,000

Submarine is a 1928 synchronized sound drama film directed by Frank Capra. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures. This was Capra's first attempt to make an "A-picture".

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Plot

Two sailor buddies have their friendship torn apart after the woman they both are in love with chooses one over the other. Their relationship gets re-evaluated when one of them becomes trapped in a submarine and the other gets sent on the rescue mission.

Cast

Jack Holt as Jack Dorgan
Dorothy Revier as Bessie, Mrs. Jack Dorgan
Ralph Graves as Bob Mason
Clarence Burton as Submarine Commander
Arthur Rankin as The Boy^[1]

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Pals, Just Pals" which was composed by Dave Dreyer and Herman Ruby.

Preservation and status

Complete copies of the film are held at the Library of Congress, the Filmmuseum, and the Cineteca Nazionale.^[2]

References

^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019434/ ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "Submarine [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

External links

Submarine allrovi/synopsis
Submarine is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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Filmography
Films directed	Fultah Fisher's Boarding House (1922) The Strong Man (1926) Long Pants (1927) For the Love of Mike (1927) That Certain Thing (1928) So This Is Love? (1928) The Matinee Idol (1928) The Way of the Strong (1928) Say It with Sables (1928) The Power of the Press (1928) Submarine (1928) The Younger Generation (1929) The Donovan Affair (1929) Flight (1929) Ladies of Leisure (1930) Rain or Shine (1930) Dirigible (1931) The Miracle Woman (1931) Platinum Blonde (1931) Forbidden (1932) American Madness (1932) The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) Lady for a Day (1933) It Happened One Night (1934) Broadway Bill (1934) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Lost Horizon (1937) You Can't Take It with You (1938) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Meet John Doe (1941) Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) State of the Union (1948) Riding High (1950) Here Comes the Groom (1951) A Hole in the Head (1959) Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Why We Fight series	Prelude to War (1942) The Nazis Strike (1943) Divide and Conquer (1943) The Battle of Britain (1943) The Battle of Russia (1943) The Battle of China (1944) War Comes to America (1945)
Other works	Know Your Enemy: Japan Here Is Germany Tunisian Victory Your Job in Germany Two Down and One to Go The Negro Soldier Army–Navy Screen Magazine The Fallbrook Story The Bell System Science Series Our Mr. Sun Hemo the Magnificent Rendezvous in Space
Related	Bibliography Liberty Films Frank Capra Jr. (son) Five Came Back (2017 documentary) Robert Riskin

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