Don Juan (1926 film)

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American film feature-length film romantic adventure film silent film

Don Juan (1926 film) is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film starring John Barrymore, notable for being the first feature-length film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.

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instanceOf American film →
feature-length film →
romantic adventure film →
silent film →
aspectRatio 1.33:1 →
basedOn the legend of Don Juan →
blackAndWhite true →
cinematographyBy Byron Haskin →
countryOfOrigin United States →
director Alan Crosland →
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures →
editedBy Harold McCord →
era silent era →
filmingTechnique live-action →
followedBy When a Man Loves →
hasFormat 35 mm film →
hasGenre adventure film →
romance film →
silent film →
hasIntertitlesLanguage English →
hasMusic synchronized musical score →
hasSoundEffects synchronized sound effects →
hasSubject honor →
romantic relationships →
seduction →
isPartOf early sound cinema →
leadActorRole John Barrymore as Don Juan →
mainCharacter Don Juan →
musicBy David Mendoza →
William Axt →
notableFor being the first feature-length film with a synchronized musical score →
being the first feature-length film with synchronized sound effects →
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles →
precededBy The Sea Beast →
premiereLocation Warner Theatre, New York City →
producer Warner Bros. →
productionCompany Warner Bros. →
releaseDate 1926-08-06 →
releaseYear 1926 →
runtimeMinutes approximately 110 →
screenplayBy Bess Meredyth →
setInPeriod Renaissance →
soundFormat sound-on-disc system →
soundSystem Vitaphone →
starring Estelle Taylor →
John Barrymore →
Mary Astor →
Warner Oland →
title Don Juan →
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Vitaphone →
firstFeatureFilm
Vitaphone →
firstFeatureFilmWithRecordedScore
Don Juan (1926 film) ("John Barrymore as Don Juan") →
leadActorRole
Snitz Edwards →
notableWork
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