Silent Era : PSFL : Elsie Janis in a Vaudeville Act, "Behind the Lines," Assisted by Men's Chorus of the 107th Regiment (1927)

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Elsie Janis (right).
Frame enlargement: Silent Era low-res collection.

Elsie Janis in a Vaudeville Act, “Behind the Lines,” Assisted by Men’s Chorus of the 107th Regiment
(1927) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Elsie Janis [herself], the Men’s Chorus of the 107th Regiment

The Vitaphone Corporation production; distributed by [?] Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated? / Cinematography by [?] Ed Du Par? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system. / Vitaphone production number 0339. / Full-sound film.

Performance.

Synopsis: Elsie Janis performs for a group of World War I soldiers from the back of a truck, accompanied by piano.

Survival Status: Incomplete print exists.

Keywords: Early sound film - Musical instruments: Pianos - Soldiers - Synchronized sound film - War: World War I (28 July 1914-11 November 1918)

Listing updated: 16 August 2009.

References: Film credits, film viewing.

Home video: DVD.

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