Glorious Betsy
Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include talking sequences, along with the by now usual Vitaphone musical score and sound effects. A copy of this film survives at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., but the sound disks are lost.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1928 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Alan Crosland |
| Runtime | 80 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.8/10 (9 votes) |
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The film constructs a classic melodrama against the backdrop of sweeping historical events, relying on the contrast between the lovers' genuine feelings and the cold calculus of imperial politics. It explores this personal conflict through early sound technology, using music and effects to evoke the era.
What lingers after viewing is the poignant sense of individual lives caught in the gears of history, where love and duty wage a silent war. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Alan Crosland
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With a quiet evening to appreciate the historical drama and its early soundscape.
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