Fast Life (1929 film)

Fast Life is a 1929 American all-talking sound drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John F. Goodrich. It is based on the 1928 play Fast Life by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, William Holden, Frank Sheridan, Chester Morris and Ray Hallor. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1929.

Plot
A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.

Cast

 * Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Douglas Stratton
 * Loretta Young as Patricia Mason Stratton
 * William Holden as Governor
 * Frank Sheridan as Warden
 * Chester Morris as Paul Palmer
 * Ray Hallor as Rodney Hall
 * John St. Polis as Andrew Stratton
 * Purnell Pratt as Berton Hall

Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "Since I Found You" which was composed by Ray Perkins (music) and Herman Ruby (lyrics).

Preservation

 * This film is now lost. Its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.