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Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne
Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	Patrick L. Mannock ; Hugh E. Wright ; George Pearson
Produced by	George Pearson
Starring	Harry Lauder; Dorothy Boyd; Patrick Aherne ; Dodo Watts
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Music by	Robert Burns (songs)
Production; company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	April 1929;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized); English

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Auld Lang Syne is a 1929 British synchronized sound musical film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd, and Patrick Aherne. It was originally made as a silent film, but in September 1929 sound was added.^[1]^[2] While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in Cricklewood, London.

Cast

Harry Lauder as Sandy McTavish
Dorothy Boyd as Jill Bray
Patrick Aherne as Angus McTavish
Dodo Watts as Marie McTavish
Hugh E. Wright as Wullie McNab

References

^ BFI Database entry
^ St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (1 April 2009). Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1611473995.

John Mundy, The British Musical Film (Manchester University Press, 2007)

External links

Auld Lang Syne at IMDb

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[1] BFI Database entry

[2] St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (1 April 2009). Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1611473995.

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-'''''Auld Lang Syne''''' (1929) is a British [[musical film]] directed by [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]] and starring [[Harry Lauder]], [[Dorothy Boyd]], and [[Pat Aherne|Patrick Aherne]]. It was originally made as a [[silent film]], but in September 1929 sound was added.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/24627 BFI Database entry]</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Paul Matthew |last=St. Pierre |authorlink= |title=Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen |page=42 |publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]] |location=New Jersey |date=1 April 2009 |isbn=978-1611473995 }}</ref> It was shot at [[Cricklewood Studios]] in Cricklewood, [[London]].
+'''''Auld Lang Syne''''' is a 1929 British synchronized sound [[musical film]] directed by [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]] and starring [[Harry Lauder]], [[Dorothy Boyd]], and [[Pat Aherne|Patrick Aherne]]. It was originally made as a [[silent film]], but in September 1929 sound was added.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012346/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/24627 BFI Database entry]</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Paul Matthew |last=St. Pierre |title=Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen |page=42 |publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]] |location=New Jersey |date=1 April 2009 |isbn=978-1611473995 }}</ref> While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects. It was shot at [[Cricklewood Studios]] in Cricklewood, [[London]].
 ==Cast==
-* [[Harry Lauder]] - Sandy McTavish
+* [[Harry Lauder]] as Sandy McTavish
-* [[Dorothy Boyd]] - Jill Bray
+* [[Dorothy Boyd]] as Jill Bray
-* [[Pat Aherne|Patrick Aherne]] - Angus McTavish
+* [[Pat Aherne|Patrick Aherne]] as Angus McTavish
-* [[Dodo Watts]] - Marie McTavish
+* [[Dodo Watts]] as Marie McTavish
-* [[Hugh E. Wright]] - Wullie McNab
+* [[Hugh E. Wright]] as Wullie McNab
+==See also==
+* [[List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)]]
 ==References==
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