Hills of Kentucky
1927 film
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Hills of Kentucky is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edward Clark. The film stars Rin Tin Tin, Jason Robards, Sr. and Dorothy Dwan. The silent film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1927, with a synchronized musical score (with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process).[2][3][4]
| Hills of Kentucky | |
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| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Screenplay by | Edward Clark |
| Story by | Dorothy Yost |
| Starring | Rin Tin Tin Jason Robards, Sr. Dorothy Dwan |
| Cinematography | Frank Kesson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) Vitaphone (sound effects and music score) |
| Budget | $99,000[1] |
| Box office | $335,000[1] |
Cast
- Rin Tin Tin as The Grey Ghost
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Steve Harley
- Dorothy Dwan as Janet
- Tom Santschi as Ben Harley
- Billy Kent Schaefer as Crippled boy
- Nanette as herself[5]
Production
Hills of Kentucky was filmed partially on location at Kern River.[6]
Box office
According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $239,000 domestically and $96,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
Prints are held, incomplete and abridged, at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection and UCLA Film and Television Archive.[7] A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.[8]
