Two Weeks Off

1929 film

Two Weeks Off is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by William Beaudine.^[2] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. A complete nitrate print survives at UCLA.^[3]

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Kitty Weaver
• Jack Mulhall as Dave Pickett
• Gertrude Astor as Agnes
• James Finlayson as Pa Weaver
• Kate Price as Ma Weaver
• Jed Prouty as Harry
• Eddie Gribbon as Sid Winters
• Gertrude Messinger as Tessie McCann

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Love Thrills" with words by Al Bryan and music by George W. Meyer.

See also

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

References

1. "Two Weeks Off". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. Hal Erickson (2013). "Two Weeks Off". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
3. https://search.library.ucla.edu/permalink/01UCS_LAL/17p22dp/alma991278613506533 Two weeks off / First National Pictures ; presented by Richard A. Rowland ; director, William Beaudine ; scenario, F. McGrew Willis and Joseph Poland ; dialogue, Richard Weil. 1929; 7 reels of 7 (ca. 7000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. nitrate print.

External links

• Two Weeks Off at IMDb