Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928 film

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film process. The film is important historically as the first sound feature to be released by First National Pictures. The film is a comedy and was directed by Edward F. Cline.^[1][2] It is based on the 1920 play Ladies' Night by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood. It was released on April 1, 1928 by First National Pictures.

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Helen Slocum
• Jack Mulhall as "Speed" Dawson
• Sylvia Ashton as Ma Slocum
• James Finlayson as Pa Slocum
• Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sweeney
• Harvey Clark as Mr. Spivens
• Reed Howes as Edwin Leroy
• Ethel Wales as Mrs. Spivens
• Fred Kelsey as Detective
• Andreva Nunée as Dancer (uncredited)
• Fred Toones as Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)

Music

The theme song was entitled “Girl of My Dreams,” with lyrics and music by Sunny Clapp.

Preservation

A copy of Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath is housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[3][4]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. "ACTOR LIFE READS LIKE ALGER TALE: Deno, Featured Dancer at Hillstreet, Italian Immigrant Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1928. p. C28.
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
3. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
4. Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath at silentera.com

External links

• Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath at IMDb
• Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath at the TCM Movie Database
• Synopsis at AllMovie