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Foundation date 9 september 1929
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures est une société de production et de distribution de films américaine, fondée le 9 septembre 1929 par la fusion de Sono Art Productions et de World Wide Pictures, et l'acquisition concomitante de James Cruze Productions. Un accord est aussi signé avec British International Pictures pour la distribution de leurs films aux États-Unis.
En 1933, Sono Art-World Wide Pictures fusionnera avec Rayart Pictures pour former Monogram Pictures.
Filmography of Sono Art-World Wide Pictures (21 films)
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Blackmail (1929)
, 1h24Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Peinture, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, Franklin Dyall, Donald Calthrop
Scotland Yard Detective Frank Webber (John Longden) escorts his girlfriend Alice White (Anny Ondra) to a tea house. They have an argument and Frank storms out. While reconsidering his action, he sees Alice leave with Mr. Crewe (Cyril Ritchard), an artist she had earlier agreed to meet.
The Manxman (1929)
, 1h46Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Carl Brisson, Anny Ondra, Kim Peacock, Randle Ayrton, Clare Greet, Harry Terry
The film tells the story of two close childhood friends, a handsome but poor fisherman, Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson), and a well-educated middle-class lawyer, Philip Christian (Malcolm Keen); Both the young men are smitten with beautiful and lively Kate (Anny Ondra), the pub owner's daughter. In Pete's case, Kate is also interested in him, or at least she enjoys having him as a suitor.
The Great Gabbo (1929)
, 1h31Directed by James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Jeu, Musical films, Films about toys
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, John F. Hamilton, Rosina Lawrence
The movie follows brilliant ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Stroheim) who, as he spirals down into madness, increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work.
Piccadilly (1929)
, 1h32Directed by Edmond T. Gréville, Ewald André Dupont
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Cooking films
Actors Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Cyril Ritchard
Valentine Wilmot's London nightclub and restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, is a great success due to his star attraction, dancing partners Mabel (Gilda Gray) and Vic (Cyril Ritchard). One night, a dissatisfied diner (Charles Laughton) disrupts Mabel's solo with his loud complaint about a dirty plate. When Wilmot investigates, he finds Shosho (Anna May Wong) distracting the other dishwashers with her dancing. He fires her on the spot.
Easy Virtue (1928)
, 1h39Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Noel Coward
Actors Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Ian Hunter, Dorothy Boyd, Violet Farebrother, Frank Elliott
“ 'Virtue is its own reward' they say -- but 'easy virtue' is society's reward for a slandered reputation.
Downhill (1927)
, 1h20Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans, Ian Hunter, Violet Farebrother, Norman McKinnel, Ben Webster
At an expensive English boarding school for boys, Roddy Berwick (Ivor Novello) is School Captain and star rugby player. He and his best friend Tim (Robin Irvine) start seeing a waitress Mabel (Annette Benson). Out of pique, she tells the headmaster that she is pregnant and that Roddy is the father. In fact it was Tim, who cannot afford to be expelled because he needs to win a scholarship to attend Oxford University. Promising Tim that he will never reveal the truth, Roddy accepts expulsion.