The First Kiss | |
Director: | Rowland V. Lee |
Cinematography: | Alfred Gilks |
Editing: | Lee Helen |
Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
Runtime: | 60 minutes (6 reels) |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
The First Kiss is a 1928 American sound romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper.[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] Some filming took place on the Chesapeake Bay in Saint Michaels, Maryland.[3]
The film featured a theme song entitled “The First Kiss” which was composed by Al Dubin and J. Russell Robinson. [5]