Spite Marriage (1929)

USA, 78 min
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Basic facts

Original title Spite Marriage
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1929-11-14

Cast

Buster Keaton
Elmer Edgemont, kostympressare

Dorothy Sebastian
Trilby Drew, skådespelerska

Edward Earle
Lionel Benmore, skådespelare

Leila Hyams
Ethyle Norcrosse, Lionels fästmö

William Bechtel
Frederick Nussbaum

John Byron
Giovanni Scarzi

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Titles

Original title
  • Spite Marriage
Swedish release title
  • Bleka grevens bröllop
Alternative title
  • Busters vilda fru (titel använd av Cinemateket)
Re-release title
  • Busters vilda fru

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Story
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Titles
Adaptation
Costume Designer
Other Crew

Cast

Buster Keaton Elmer Edgemont, kostympressare
Dorothy Sebastian Trilby Drew, skådespelerska
Edward Earle Lionel Benmore, skådespelare
Leila Hyams Ethyle Norcrosse, Lionels fästmö
William Bechtel Frederick Nussbaum
John Byron Giovanni Scarzi
Hank Mann teaterinspicienten
Pat Harmon kaptenen på båten

Companies

Production Company Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1929
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1984
Other Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (distributör i USA 1929)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 124627
Date 1984-06-18
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 836 meters
Notes Censurerad under titeln Busters vilda fru. Aktlängder 16 mm: 367-469 = 836 meter.


Censorship number 124627
Date 1984-03-05
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2090 meters
Notes Censurerad under titeln Busters vilda fru. Aktlängder 16 mm: 367-469 = 836 meter.


Censorship number 43042
Date 1929-07
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2189 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna hade en längd av 2163 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2148 meter
Length in minutes 78 min
Reels 9 reels


Production location

USA (vintern) 1928 1929

Release dates

First showing 1929-04-06 USA
Release in Sweden 1929-11-14 Piccadilly Stockholm Sweden (ljudversion med titeln "Bleka grevens bröllop")
Other showing 1984-08-31 Filmstaden 6 Stockholm Sweden 76 min (ljudversion med titeln "Busters vilda fru" - nypremiär)
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1993-12-27
FIAF showing 2008-12-23
2008-12-28
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2012-11-25
FIAF showing 2019-04-12
2019-04-20

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2066


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


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