The First Kiss is a 1928 American sound romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper. While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects and a theme song. Based on the short story Four Brothers by Tristram Tupper, the film is about a Chesapeake Bay fisherman who turns to pirating in order to be rich enough to marry a society girl.
The First Kiss was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Today it is considered to be a lost film.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30. The American Film Institute, c.1971.Progressive Silent Film List: The First Kiss at silentera.comThe First Kiss at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928 Some filming took place on the Chesapeake Bay in Saint Michaels, Maryland.
Cast Fay Wray as Anna Lee Gary Cooper as Mulligan Talbot Lane Chandler as William Talbot Leslie Fenton as Carol Talbot Paul Fix as Ezra Talbot Malcolm Williams as Pap Monroe Owsley as Other Suitor
Music The film featured a theme song entitled “The First Kiss” which was composed by Al Dubin and J. Russell Robinson.Wlaschin, K. (2009). The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.
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Stills #1, #2, #3, and #4 at Talbot County and the Movies, Talbot County Free Library