The Kiss
(1929) American
B&W : 64 minutes
Directed by Jacques Feyder

Cast: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Anders Randolf, Holmes Herbert, Lew Ayres, George Davis

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Hans Kräly, from the screen story “Secret Places” (also titled “Jealousy”) by George M. Saville (Jacques Feyder). Cinematography by William Daniels. Edited by Ben Lewis. / Premiered 15 November 1929 in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Garbo’s tenth MGM film and her last silent film; Feyder’s first Hollywood film. MGM’s last completely silent film. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Art Deco - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 20 September 2008.

References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 335; Brownlow-Parade pp. 215, 575; Everson-American pp. 313, 315, 337-338; Higashi-Virgins p. 77; Limbacher-Feature p. 132; Mandelbaum-Screen pp. 9, 30, 59; Shipman-Cinema p. 102; Sklar-Movie p. 102; Walker-Garbo pp. 102, 104, 109, 184; Webb-Hollywood p. 187.