Lilac Time
(1928) American
B&W : Eleven reels / 100 minutes
Directed by George Fitzmaurice

Cast: Colleen Moore [Jeannine Berthelot], Gary Cooper [Captain Philip Blythe], Burr McIntosh [General Blythe], Cleve Moore [Captain Russell], Kathryn McGuire [Lady Iris Rankin], Eugenie Besserer [Madame Berthelot], Emile Chautard [mayor], Jack Stone [infant], Edward Dillon [Mike, the mechanic], George Cooper [mechanic’s helper], Arthur Lake [dying officer], Philo McCullough [German officer], Nelson McDowell [French drummer], Dick Grace [pilot], Stuart Knox [pilot], Harlan Hilton [pilot], Richard Jarvis [pilot], Jack Ponder [pilot], Dan Dowling [pilot], Bob Blair [pilot], Frank Baker [pilot], Clement Phillips [pilot], Edward Clayton, Paul Hurst

John McCormick Productions production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Produced by George Fitzmaurice. Scenario by Carey Wilson, from the adaptation by Willis Goldbeck of the play adaptation Lilac Time by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin based on a book by Guy Fowler. Song “Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time” by L. Wolfe Gilbert. Art direction by Horace Jackson. Assistant director Cullen Tate. Flight commander Dick Grace. Technical expertise by Captain L.J.S. Scott. French military expertise Captain Robert De Couedic. Ordinance expertise Harry Redmond. Cinematography by Sidney Wilcox. Aerial cinematography by Alvin Knechtel. Intertitles by George Marion Jr. Edited by Al Hall. Music by Nathaniel Shilkret (Nat Shilkret). Presented by John McCormack. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Firnatone sound system. / Playwright-actress Jane Cowl appeared in a stage play version of this story. Pilot Frank Baker was killed during production in a flying accident. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Airplanes - France - Pilots - Synchronized sound film - USA: California

Listing updated: 13 November 2004.

References: Brownlow-Parade p. 571; Drew-Speaking pp. 162-163, 178-179, 181, 282; Edmonds-BigU pp. 57, 58; Limbacher-Feature p. 141; Parish-Combat pp. 248-249; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 198-201 : ClasIm-220 p. 42.