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The Lion and the Mouse (1928 film)

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Wikipedia article




:'See also The Lion and the Mouse (disambiguation).'

'The Lion and the Mouse' (1928) is a part-silent/part-sound drama film produced by Warner Bros., directed by Lloyd Bacon, and based on the 1905 play by Charles Klein.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4892 'The Lion and the Mouse' as produced on Broadway several times from 1905-1907] The film marks the first time Lionel Barrymore, who was on loan out from MGM, spoke from the screen.

Plot



Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him, unaware that a smaller company in which he owns considerable stock has been subsumed by the larger firm, thus creating appearance of a conflict of interests. When one of the Judge's enemies plots to ruin the Judge over this apparent improper behavior, Judge Ross's daughter Shirley sets out to prove her father's innocence.

Cast



*May McAvoy as Shirley Ross

*Lionel Barrymore as John Ryder

*Alec B. Francis as Judge Ross

*William Collier Jr. as Jeffereson Ryder

*Emmett Corrigan as Dr. Hays

*Jack Ackroyd as Smith, Jeff's valet

'Cast notes'

*Barrymore and McAvoy had last costarred in 1920 in 'The Devil's Garden'.

Box Office



According to Warner Bros records the film earned $869,000 domestically and $100,000 foreign.

Preservation status



The movie survives in 35 mm at the Library of Congress and 16 mm at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LionAndTheMouse1928.html 'The Lion and the Mouse' at silentera.com]'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10292 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Lion and the Mouse']'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress' p.104 by The American Film Institute, c.1978[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6921/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Lion and the Mouse'] The soundtrack on Vitaphone discs partially survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[http://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=3&recCount=50&recPointer=84&bibId=169720 'The Lion and the Mouse' in UCLA Library]

See also



*Lionel Barrymore filmography

References




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