The Rescue (1929 film)

The Rescue
Directed by	Herbert Brenon Ray Lissner (assistant)
Written by	Elizabeth Meehan Joseph Conrad (novel)
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Starring	Ronald Colman Lili Damita
Cinematography	George Barnes Joseph F. Biroc James Wong Howe
Edited by	Harry H. Caldwell Marie Halvey Katherine Hilliker
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 12, 1929 (1929-01-12)
Running time	96 min. (sound) 7910 ft. (silent)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Rescue is a 1929 American sound pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.

Cast

• Ronald Colman as Tom Lingard
• Lili Damita as Lady Edith Travers
• Alfred Hickman as Mr. Travers
• Theodore von Eltz as Carter
• John Davidson as Hassim
• Philip Strange as D'Alacer
• Bernard Siegel as Jorgensen
• Sōjin Kamiyama as Daman
• Harry Cording as Belarab
• Laska Winter as Immada
• Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir
• Louis Morrison as Shaw
• George Regas as Wasub
• Chrispin Martin as Tenga

Music

The musical score featured in the film was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld.

Preservation status

An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the George Eastman House film archive.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
• The Rescue, 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad

External links

• The Rescue at the TCM Movie Database
• The Rescue at IMDb
• The Rescue at AllMovie
• The Rescue at SilentEra