Mother Knows Best | |
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Directed by |
John G. Blystone Charles Judels |
Produced by | William Fox |
Written by | Edna Ferber |
Starring | Madge Bellamy |
Music by | William Kernell |
Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Edited by | Margaret V. Clancey |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date
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September 16, 1928 |
Running time
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English (Intertitles with talking sequences) |
Mother Knows Best is a 1928 American film directed by John G. Blystone, based on a novel by Edna Ferber, fictionalizing the life of vaudevillian Elsie Janis. The film was Fox's first real talkie, using the Movietone sound system which had been used for sound effects in Sunrise, although it still contained silent sections. The sound sections were directed by actor Charles Judels. The film starred Madge Bellamy, with Louise Dresser as her domineering mother, Barry Norton, and Albert Gran.
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