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'''''The Jazz Age''''' ([[1929 in film|1929]]) is a film starring [[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]], [[Marceline Day]], and [[Joel McCrea]] in his first leading role. The film, directed by Leslie Shores and written by Randolph Bartlett, was released by [[RKO Radio Pictures]] in both a [[silent film|silent]] and [[part-talkie]] version, so the film could be shown in theaters equipped for sound, and for those not equipped for sound. | '''''The Jazz Age''''' ([[1929 in film|1929]]) is a film starring [[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]], [[Marceline Day]], and [[Joel McCrea]] in his first leading role. The film, directed by Leslie Shores and written by Randolph Bartlett, was released by [[RKO Radio Pictures]] soon after RKO was created from [[Film Booking Offices of America]], [[RCA]], and the Albee-Keith-Orpheum theater chain. RKO released ''The Jazz Age'' in both a [[silent film|silent]] and [[part-talkie]] version, so the film could be shown in theaters equipped for sound, and for those not equipped for sound. | ||
The film was part-comedy, part-drama, relating the travails of young people trapped by illicit alcohol and sex, in defiance of the older generation. | |||
There was a later [[documentary film]] narrated by [[Fred Allen]] also titled ''The Jazz Age'', and a 15-episode [[TV series]] on the [[BBC]] in 1968. | There was a later [[documentary film]] narrated by [[Fred Allen]] also titled ''The Jazz Age'', and a 15-episode [[TV series]] on the [[BBC]] in 1968. | ||
| The Jazz Age (1929) | |
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| File:The-Jazz-Age-.jpg Movie poster for The Jazz Age (1929) with slogan 'A Scathing Indictment of the Bewidered Children of Pleasure Riding the Gilded Juggernaut of Jazz & Gin -- Destined to Rock the Nation!' | |
| Directed by | Leslie Shores |
| Written by | Randolph Bartlett |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Marceline Day Henry B. Walthall Joel McCrea |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |  10 February 1929 |
Running time | 64 min. |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
The Jazz Age (1929) is a film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marceline Day, and Joel McCrea in his first leading role. The film, directed by Leslie Shores and written by Randolph Bartlett, was released by RKO Radio Pictures soon after RKO was created from Film Booking Offices of America, RCA, and the Albee-Keith-Orpheum theater chain. RKO released The Jazz Age in both a silent and part-talkie version, so the film could be shown in theaters equipped for sound, and for those not equipped for sound.
The film was part-comedy, part-drama, relating the travails of young people trapped by illicit alcohol and sex, in defiance of the older generation.
There was a later documentary film narrated by Fred Allen also titled The Jazz Age, and a 15-episode TV series on the BBC in 1968.