The Rescue (1929 film)

The Rescue is a 1929 American sound pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.

Cast

 * Ronald Colman as Tom Lingard
 * Lili Damita as Lady Edith Travers
 * Alfred Hickman as Mr. Travers
 * Theodore von Eltz as Carter
 * John Davidson as Hassim
 * Philip Strange as D'Alacer
 * Bernard Siegel as Jorgensen
 * Sōjin Kamiyama as Daman
 * Harry Cording as Belarab
 * Laska Winter as Immada
 * Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir
 * Louis Morrison as Shaw
 * George Regas as Wasub
 * Chrispin Martin as Tenga

Music
The musical score featured in the film was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld.

Preservation status
An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the George Eastman House film archive.