Court Martial (1928 film)
Court Martial (1928) is a silent film directed by George B. Seitz, starring Jack Holt, Betty Compson as Belle Starr, and Frank Austin as Abraham Lincoln, and released by Columbia Pictures.
| Court-Martial | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Written by | Elmer Blaney Harris (story) Anthony Coldeway (scenario) Mort Blumenstock (titles) |
| Starring | Jack Holt Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | August 12, 1928 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
A foreign release print of the film survives and is preserved in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was shown at the annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival in 2014.[1]
Publicity for the film stated that several sequences were shot in early Technicolor,[2] but these do not appear to have survived.
Cast
- Jack Holt - James Camden
- Betty Compson - Belle Starr
- Pat Harmon - Bull
- Doris Hill - General's Daughter
- Frank Lackteen - 'Devil' Dawson
- Frank Austin - President Abraham Lincoln
- George Cowl - General Robert Hackathorne
- Zack Williams - Negro
Preservation status
- Prints held at National Archives of Canada, Cineteca del Friuli (Gemona), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), and 16mm at Library of Congress.[3]
References
- Cinecon 50 Film Schedule
- Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, July 14, 1928, p14
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Court-Martial
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