Kitty (1929)
June 15, 1929Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Estelle Brody
Kitty Greenwood
John Stuart
Alex St. George
Dorothy Cumming
Mrs. St. George
Marie Ault
Sarah Greenwood
Winter Hall
John Furnival
Victor Saville
Director
Olaf Hytten
Leaper
Charles Ashton
Grimshaw
Warwick Deeping
Writer
Charles O'Shaughnessy
Reuben (sound version)
Benn W. Levy
Writer
Charles Levey
Reuben (silent version)
Violet E. Powell
Writer
Elwood Fleet Bostwick
Dr. Dazeley
W.L. Trytel
Composer
Charles Courtneidge
Dr. Drake (sound version)
Rex Maurice
Dr. Drake (silent version)
Gibb McLaughlin
The Electrician
Jerrold Robertshaw
The Artist
Dino Galvani
Alex's Ukulele Tutor
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Marjorie Gaffney
Assistant Director
Karl Puth
Director of Photography
Hugh Gee
Art Direction
Russell G. Shields
Sound Editor
Basil Roscoe
Production Manager
Jimmy Campbell
Songs
Reginald Connelly
Songs
John Dolan
Sound Recordist
George Oschmann
Sound Recordist
G. Burgal
Technical Supervisor
Raymond Wallace
Lyricist
Details.
Wiki.
Kitty is a 1929 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film was adapted from the 1927 novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping and marked the third co-star billing of Brody and Stuart, who had previously proved a very popular screen pairing in Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926) and Hindle Wakes (1927).
Kitty was initially planned and filmed as a silent, but after its original release Saville decided to reshoot the latter part with sound. As no suitable facilities were yet available in Britain, Saville, Brody and Stuart travelled to New York to shoot the new sequences at RKO Studios. The film was released in the form of a silent which switched to sound three quarters of the way through.