Melody Lane (1929 film)
Introduction '''''Melody Lane''''' is a 1929 black and white American musical film. It is an adaption to the play ''The Understander'', written by Jo Swerling.
Cast *Eddie Leonard – Des Dupree*Josephine Dunn – Dolores Dupree*Rose Coe – Constance Dupree*George E. Stone – Danny*Huntley Gordon – Rinaldi*Jane La Verne – Constance Dupree*Blanche Carter – Nurse*Jake Kern – Orchestra Leader*Monte Carter – Stage Manager
Soundtrack * Melody Lane ad in ''The Film Daily'', 1929'''"ROLY BOLY EYES"''':Written by Eddie Leonard:Performed by Eddie Leonard* '''"THE SONG OF THE ISLANDS"''':Written by Charles E. King* '''"Here I Am"''':Words and Music by Eddie Leonard, Grace Stern, and Jack Stern:Copyright 1929 by Irving Berlin Inc.* '''"There's Sugar-Cane Around My Door"''':Words and Music by Eddie Leonard, Grace Stern, and Jack Stern:Copyright 1929 by Irving Berlin Inc.* '''"The Bogey-Man Is Here"''':Words and Music by Eddie Leonard, Grace Stern, and Jack Stern:Copyright 1929 by Irving Berlin Inc.* '''"Beautiful"''':Words and Music by Eddie Leonard, Grace Stern, and Jack Stern:Copyright 1929 by Irving Berlin Inc.
Status The film is now incomplete, with a 16mm copy of the last reel of the sound version, an incomplete print of the silent version (5 of the 6 reels) is also in the Library of Congress. An incomplete soundtrack (reels 1,3,5,6,7 and 8 of 8) also survives in the hands of a private collector.
See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
External links *  Melody Lane at IMDb.com* *