Captain Swagger (1928)
Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.
- Date of release
- 1928-10-13
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Director
- Edward H. Griffith
- Collection
- Bulldog Drummond Collection
Casting
- Rod La Rocque — Captain Swagger / Hugh Drummond
- Sue Carol — Sue Arnold - Dancer
- Richard Tucker — Phil Poole
- Victor Potel — Jean
- Maurice Black — Manager, Viennese Club
- William H. O'Brien — Waiter
- Charlie Hall — Messenger
- Ray Cooke — Chauffeur
- Ullrich Haupt — Von Dictor
Interesting facts
Captain Swagger is a 1928 American synchronized sound crime drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Rod La Rocque. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects utilizing the RCA Photophone sound-on-film sound system. The film was released with both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film formats. The film was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company.
Production
Principal photography on Captain Swagger began on June 4, 1928, with location shooting at Clover Airfield, Santa Monica. The aircraft from Wings (1927) were used in the production. These included the Airco DH.4, SPAD S.XIII and Fokker D.VII.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.
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