The Blue Peter is a 1928 British sound adventure film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Matheson Lang, Gladys Frazin, and Mary Dibley. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was based on the 1925 play The Blue Peter by E. Temple Thurston.
Premise After returning home to Britain from Nigeria where he has been working, an engineer becomes embroiled in a family melodrama.
Cast Matheson Lang as David Hunter Gladys Frazin as Rosa Callaghan Mary Dibley as Emma Cameron Carr as Edward Formby A. Bromley Davenport as Mr. Callaghan Esmond Knight as Radio operator
Music The film featured a theme song entitled “Eastern Star” by Fred Elizalde (music) and Pat K. Heale (words).
References
Bibliography Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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