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Manslaughter (1930 film)
Manslaughter is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fredric March. An original print of the film is saved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This film is a sound remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1922 silent classic Manslaughter.[1] Paramount also released a French-language version of this 1930 film as The Indictment, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki.
| Manslaughter | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | George Abbott |
| Written by | George Abbott (adaptation) Alice Duer Miller (novel) |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Fredric March |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Edited by | Otho Lovering |
| Music by | Karl Hajos |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A wealthy woman runs over and kills a man in an automobile accident.
Cast edit
- Claudette Colbert as Lydia Thorne
- Fredric March as Dan O'Bannon
- Emma Dunn as Miss Bennett
- Natalie Moorhead as Eleanor Bellington
- Richard Tucker as J.P. Albee
- Hilda Vaughn as Louise Evans
- G. Pat Collins as John Drummond
- Steve Pendleton as Bobby
- Stanley Fields as Peters
- Arnold Lucy as Piers
- Ivan F. Simpson as Morson
- George Chandler as Roadside Observer
References edit
- ^ "Manslaughter". AFI Catalog of Featured Films. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
External links edit
- Manslaughter at the TCM Movie Database
- Manslaughter at IMDb
- Manslaughter at AllMovie