Good Time Charley (1927)
Haunting Heart Story of an Old-Time Actor -- His Dancing Daughter -- His Enemy -- His Pal -- and a World of Other Folks!
Song-and-dance man Charles Edward Keene (Good Time Charley) is bereft when his wife, Elaine, dies as a result of a fall incurred trying to evade the advances of Hartwell, her manager. Years later, his daughter, Rosita, becomes an overnight sensation as a result of her cafe act under Hartwell's management, and Charley is given a bit part in the show at her request.
- Date of release
- 1927-11-05
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
Casting
- Warner Oland — Good Time Charley Keene
- Helene Costello — Rosita Keene - Daughter
- Clyde Cook — Bill Collins
- Montagu Love — John Hartwell
- Hugh Allan — John Hartwell Jr
- Julanne Johnston — Elaine Keene - Mother
Interesting facts
Good Time Charley is a 1927 American synchronized sound drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. It was considered to be a lost film. However, as of January 2021, the film is listed as extant at the Library of Congress.
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