A BROOKLIN LOVE STORY Trailer (2024) Katie McCarty, Romance

A BROOKLIN LOVE STORY Trailer (2024) Katie McCarty, Romance

A BROOKLIN LOVE STORY Trailer (2024) Katie McCarty, Michael Rispoli, Vincent Pastore, Romance
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"Were going to make sure you have the time of your life." A24 has revealed an official trailer for an indie romance movie titled We Live in Time, made by the Irish filmmaker John Crowley, best known for his two hit films Boy A and Brooklyn. It was just announced earlier this week that this will premiere at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival this fall as a World Premiere in the Special Presentations section. We Live in Time is a decade-spanning romance starring the Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Almut and Tobias are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together – falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family – a truth is revealed that rocks their foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route that their love story has taken. Also featuring Adam James, Aoife Hinds, and Marama Corlett. Pugh & Garfield are already two of my favorite actors right now, and it's so wonderful to see them together in this. I'll be watching this super sweet romance mainly for the two of them. Have a look.

Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for John Crowley's We Live in Time, direct from YouTube:

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Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in John Crowley's decade-spanning, deeply moving romance. We Live in Time is directed by the acclaimed Irish writer / filmmaker John Crowley, director of the films Intermission, Boy A, Is Anybody There?, Closed Circuit, Brooklyn, and The Goldfinch previously. The screenplay is written by Nick Payne. It's produced by Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, & Guy Heeley. This will premiere at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival this year. A24 will open Crowley's We Live in Time in select US theaters starting on October 11th, 2024 this fall. Want to watch?
Brooklyn

UK theatrical release poster
Directed by John Crowley
Screenplay by Nick Hornby
Based on Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín
Produced by
Finola Dwyer
Amanda Posey
Starring
Saoirse Ronan
Domhnall Gleeson
Emory Cohen
Jim Broadbent
Julie Walters
Cinematography Yves Bélanger
Edited by Jake Roberts
Music by Michael Brook
Production
companies
BBC Films
Telefilm Canada
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board
SODEC
BFI
Wildgaze Films
Finola Dwyer Productions
Parallel Films
Item 7
Ingenious
BAI
RTÉ
HanWay Films
Distributed by
Lionsgate (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Mongrel Media (Canada)
Release dates
26 January 2015 (Sundance)
6 November 2015 (United Kingdom and Ireland)
20 November 2015 (Canada)
Running time 112 minutes[1]
Countries
United Kingdom
Ireland
Canada
Language English
Budget $11 million[2]
Box office $62.4 million[3]
Brooklyn is a 2015 romantic period drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on the 2009 novel by Colm Tóibín. A co-production between the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, it stars Saoirse Ronan in the lead role, with Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters in supporting roles. The plot follows Eilis Lacey, a young Irishwoman who immigrates to Brooklyn in the early 1950s to find employment. After building a life there, she is drawn back to her home town of Enniscorthy and has to choose where she wants to forge her future. Principal photography began in April 2014 with three weeks of filming in Ireland, which were followed by four weeks in Montreal, Quebec; only two days of filming took place in Brooklyn, one of which was spent at the beach in Coney Island.

The film premiered on 26 January 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival,[4] and was later screened as part of the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September. It opened in the United States on 4 November, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 6 November,[5] and in Canada on 20 November. Critical response to the film was overwhelmingly positive, with many reviewers praising the screenplay and direction. Ronan's performance was also highlighted by many critics, and she was nominated for numerous awards for Best Actress, including a BAFTA, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Ronan), and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also featured on more than 120 film critics' "Top 10" lists of the best films of 2015, and was ranked 48th on the BBC's 2016 list of the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.[6]

Plot
In 1951, in Enniscorthy, a small town in southeast Ireland, Eilis Lacey lives with her mother and older sister, Rose. Unable to find full-time employment, she works part-time for the spiteful Miss Kelly at her grocery shop. Eilis attends local dances with friend Nancy, but is uninterested in the local young men.

Rose arranges with Father Flood, an Irish priest in Brooklyn, for Eilis to immigrate to New York City for a better life. On the trip over, Eilis' cabinmate, Georgina, an experienced traveller returning to the US, offers advice and support.

In New York, Eilis lives in a Brooklyn boarding house run by Mrs Kehoe that caters to young immigrant Irish women. She finds a job at a department store, but has difficulty adjusting to her new life and suffers severe homesickness. Father Flood gets her enrolled in night school bookkeeping classes at Brooklyn College, as she wants to become an accountant.

At an Irish dance, Eilis meets Tony Fiorello, an amiable Italian-American plumber. As their romance blossoms and she progresses in her studies, Eilis gradually feels more at home in Brooklyn.

When Rose unexpectedly dies, Eilis tells Tony she must return home to help her mother. He shows her a plot of land on Long Island and says he and his brothers intend to build five houses on it, selling three and keeping one for their parents and one for him and Eilis, if she wants. She says she does, but wants to visit her mother, so Tony asks her to marry him before she goes. Eilis reluctantly agrees, and they secretly marry at City Hall. While there, they bump into an Irish couple with relatives in Enniscorthy.

Once back in Ireland, Eilis does not fall into her old life, but rather a new one. She temporarily takes Rose's bookkeeping job which shows a promise of turning permanent. Meanwhile, Nancy, unaware of Eilis' marriage, sets her up with a well-off bachelor, Jim Farrell. Eilis extends her stay to attend Nancy's wedding, and avoids reading Tony's letters. Jim asks her to stay and indicates he would like to propose marriage. Eilis cares for Jim, but is noncommittal, unsure what future she wants and seemingly distances herself from her New York life.

Miss Kelly summons Eilis and issues a veiled threat: through gossip from the couple at City Hall, she knows Eilis is married. Remembering the stifling and restrictive life in Enniscorthy, and fed up with Miss Kelly's bullying, Eilis states her full married name, establishing who she is and rendering Miss Kelly powerless over her. Eilis tearfully informs her mother that she is married and is returning to Brooklyn. She leaves Jim a farewell letter. On the ocean crossing back to New York, Eilis offers guidance to a young Irish woman making her own first trip to America. Once home in Brooklyn, Eilis reunites with Tony and they embrace.

Cast
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey
Domhnall Gleeson as Jim Farrell
Emory Cohen as Tony Fiorello
Jim Broadbent as Father Flood
Julie Walters as Mrs Kehoe
Jessica Paré as Miss Fortini
Eve Macklin as Diana
Bríd Brennan as Miss Kelly
Fiona Glascott as Rose Lacey
Jane Brennan as Mary Lacey
Nora-Jane Noone as Sheila
Jenn Murray as Dolores
Eva Birthistle as Georgina
Michael Zegen as Maurizio Fiorello
Eileen O'Higgins as Nancy
Peter Campion as George Sheridan
Emily Bett Rickards as Patty McGuire
Mary O'Driscoll as Miss McAdam
Ellen David as Mrs Fiorello
Christian de la Cortina as Laurenzio Fiorello
Paulino Nunes as Mr Fiorello
James DiGiacomo as Frankie Fiorello
Karen Ardiff as Mrs Farrell
Gary Lydon as Mr Farrell
Mella Carron as Girl on Deck
Áine Ní Mhuirí as Mrs Byrne
Colm Tóibín, the author of the novel upon which the film is based, has a cameo as the man in line in front of Eilis the first time she goes through immigration in New York.

Production
Historical context
The film is set during a time when Irish migration to New York was thriving. The initial boom of Irish immigration to the US had started during the period following the Great Famine (1845–49).[7] By the end of World War II, the rate of Irish immigration to New York had declined, but newly arriving citizens were still able to find bustling Irish communities in which women were arguably a more significant presence than men.[8] These women immigrants were often very active in the workplace, placing marriage ambitions on hold to find practical occupations in places such as supermarkets, eateries, and stores. Eilis makes her journey from Ireland to America in the 1950s, along with approximately 50,000 other immigrants (around a quarter of whom moved to New York) as a part of the second minor wave of migration. Many of these migrants were in search of steadier jobs and a happier lifestyle. There were also smaller surges of immigrants from many other countries at this time, expanding the trend of modern-day America becoming a vast land of many different cultures.[9]

Adaptation
Brooklyn is adapted from Irish writer Colm Tóibín's 2009 novel of the same name. The novel has been much-celebrated in the literary world, with The Observer naming it as one of "The 10 best historical novels" in 2012.[10] In addition to this, it won the 2009 Costa Novel Award, was shortlisted for the 2011 International Dublin Literary Award, and was longlisted for the 2009 Booker Prize.

The film is generally regarded as a faithful adaptation of the novel, with Tóibín noting the overall "authenticity" of the film in an interview with The Washington Post.[11] However, the two works differ notably in how they end: in the novel, Eilis leaves Ireland, but her destination and ultimately her fate is left for the reader to decide, while the film ends with Eilis having a poignant reunion with Tony in Brooklyn. In Tóibín's later novel, Nora Webster, set in the 1960s, the author offers a glimpse of Eilis's later life during a conversation between that story's main character and Eilis's mother. Both the book and film have been praised for their refreshing perspective on the plight of the Irish immigrant.[citation needed]

Principal photography
Principal photography began on 1 April 2014 in Ireland.[12] The three weeks of filming in the country took place at locations in Enniscorthy, Wexford, and Dublin.[13][14] On the first day of shooting, Ronan was spotted in period costume on the set in Enniscorthy.[15] Production then moved to Montreal, Quebec, for four more weeks of filming.[13] Two days were spent shooting in Brooklyn, one day of which was spent at the beach in Coney Island.[16]

Music
Further information: Music of Brooklyn (film)
Release
Brooklyn premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2015. Shortly after, a bidding war ensued which included, among others, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features, Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, CBS Films and The Weinstein Company. Ultimately, Fox Searchlight acquired distribution rights for the world excluding the U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for $9 million, which was one of the biggest deals to ever come out of Sundance at the time.[4][17][18] Brooklyn was selected to be shown as part of the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival,[19] where it was screened on 13 September.

In the United States, the film opened in limited release on 4 November 2015, before opening wide on 25 November.[20] It was released by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 6 November.[5] In Canada, it was given a limited release by Mongrel Media in Toronto and Vancouver on 20 November, before opening nationwide on 11 December.

Reception
Critical response

Saoirse Ronan's performance garnered critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 279 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Brooklyn buttresses outstanding performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen with a rich period drama that tugs at the heartstrings as deftly as it satisfies the mind."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[22] Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an overall positive score of 92%, and over 80% of respondents said they would "definitely recommend" it.[23]

Brooklyn received a standing ovation following its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[24] The British Film Institute called the film one of the best releases of 2015. In his review for the organization, Philip Kemp, describing ambiance and tone of the film, stated: "In some ways Brooklyn feels like a movie that's not just about, but also from, a more innocent age."[25] He also pointed out that, while most immigrant stories are "male-led", Brooklyn is "female-led and all the stronger for it", concluding that "In this, as in most other ways, it's faithful to its source material."[25]

Donald Clarke of The Irish Times gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, noting that "Brooklyn is a most unconventional conventional romance." Clarke also wrote, "The film ultimately encounters the sort of near-accidental knot of deception that powered restoration comedies."[26] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a very heartfelt and absorbing film." Bradshaw highlighted Ronan's lead performance, stating that she "is the heart and point of this film" and "gives such a tremendous performance."[27] A. O. Scott of The New York Times described the film as "an old photograph without a frame, an implied flashback" and wrote, "Brooklyn endows its characters with desires and aspirations, but not with foresight, and it examines the past with open-minded curiosity rather than with sentimentality or easy judgment." Scott also praised Ronan's performance, commenting that she "uses everything — her posture, her eyebrows, her breath, her teeth, her pores — to convey a process of change that is both seismic and subtle."[28]

In 2024, Looper ranked it number 46 on its list of the "51 Best PG-13 Movies of All Time," writing "The charming performances and amiable aesthetic of the entire production, all overseen by director John Crowley, make this the kind of low-key treat that's, much like most other movies Ronan's appeared in, impossible to resist."[29]

Box office
Brooklyn grossed $38.3 million in North America and $23.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $62.1 million, against a budget of $11 million.[30][31] The Hollywood Reporter calculated that the film made a net profit of $3–4 million.[32]

The film's gross in Canada exceeded C$4 million, giving it the highest cumulative domestic gross of any Canadian film released in 2015.[33][34] In Ireland, it earned over $650,000 from 87 cinemas its opening weekend, which was the biggest opening of any Irish drama in Ireland since Michael Collins opened to $662,000 in November 1996.[35]

Accolades
Main article: List of accolades received by Brooklyn
The film won the Audience Favorite Gold Award in World Cinema at the Mill Valley Film Festival, the Rogers People's Choice Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Virginia Film Festival. Emory Cohen was named Breakthrough Performer at the Hamptons International Film Festival.[36]

Brooklyn received many nominations for industry and critics awards, including three nominations at the 88th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress. Saoirse Ronan's performance was particularly praised, and, in addition to her Oscar nod, she garnered BAFTA,[37] Critics' Choice,[38] Golden Globe,[39] and SAG[40] nominations for Best Actress. She also won the BIFA for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film.[41] Julie Walters was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the BAFTAs.[37] The film won the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Musical Score and the Quebec Cinema Awards (formerly known as the Prix Jutra) for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.[citation needed]

The film was also featured on more than 120 film critics' "Top 10" lists of the best films of 2015,[42] and was ranked 48th on the BBC's 2016 list of the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.[6] It is ranked as the fourth-best reviewed film of 2015 on Rotten Tomatoes, and as fifth-best on Metacritic.[43][44][45]

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Vitaphone Varieties is a series title (represented by a pennant logo on screen) used for all of Warner Bros.', earliest short film "talkies" of the 1920s, initially made using the Vitaphone sound on disc process before a switch to the sound-on-film format early in the 1930s. These were the first major film studio-backed sound films, initially showcased with the 1926 synchronized scored features Don Juan and The Better 'Ole. Although independent producers like Lee de Forest's Phonofilm were successfully making sound film shorts as early as 1922, they were very limited in their distribution and their audio was generally not as loud and clear in theaters as Vitaphone's. The success of the early Vitaphone shorts, initially filmed only in New York, helped launch the sound revolution in Hollywood.

Overview
The series featured many great vaudeville and musical performers of the 1920s. Classical musicians who dominated the early days of recorded sound made their film debuts, along with the many future stars of radio's "golden age": Fred Allen, Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Edgar Bergen, Jack Haley just to name a few. Several top stars at Warner Bros. and other studios like Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell, William Demarest, Claire Trevor, Sylvia Sidney, Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy first appeared on screen in ten-minute dramatic and comedy sketches, as did a few silent stars making the transition like Blanche Sweet.

Al Jolson filmed A Plantation Act in August 1926, a full year before The Jazz Singer. When Warner Brothers decided to promote the feature as Jolson's talkie debut, the earlier short was removed from circulation. Initially thought lost, it was restored, in part by the Vitaphone Project's efforts, for a laser disc set in the 1990s and later released on DVD with the feature.[1][2]

At the time, there was much fear that these little films (and the sound features that followed) would kill vaudeville, a fear that was justified for many individual performers. While there was always a chance that a stage performer could become a household name by appearing in these, his or her act could no longer be repeated on stage, town after town, once one filmed performance appeared in theaters across the country. A few comedy acts for Vitaphone even made light of this fact, particularly Georgie Price’s 1929 title, Don't Get Nervous.

Although the term "Vitaphone Variety" was still used with some Warner film shorts running under one reel (or 10 minutes) well into the 1950s, the trade periodicals marketed them under different logos after the 1931–32 season: Pepper Pots and Vitaphone Novelties (after 1936), while lengthier productions (running two reels or 20 minutes) morphed into the Broadway Brevities. By this time, the primary producer in charge was Samuel Sax,[3][4] who oversaw the majority of the New York filmed productions. Later titles completed in California in the forties and fifties sometimes recycled the "Vitaphone Variety" logo, but were usually marketed in the trade periodicals as either "Hollywood Novelties" or "Warner Novelties" and were mostly documentary rather than musical or comedy acts. Among this later group, two 1945-46 titles, Story of a Dog and Smart as a Fox, were nominees for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in the one-reel category.

Recent rediscovery
The impact that the earliest Vitaphone Varieties had on world cinema has been a frequent footnote in many film history books, but it was only in recent decades that books have bothered to analyze them in depth (among them, Roy Liebman's Vitaphone Films and Edwin M. Bradley's The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931).

The Vitaphone Project only started in 1991 rounding up missing discs and matching them with films made before the studio switched to optical film soundtracks. Three years later, MGM/UA issued the first group of them to laser disc, with Warner releasing the first significant number on DVD as part of a multi-disc edition of The Jazz Singer. Since then, the Warner Archive Collection has made more available in a series of sets, as well as re-releasing Don Juan with its accompanying shorts.

List of Vitaphone Varieties
The following list is not complete but fairly close. The 1926–1932 titles (the official "Vitaphone Varieties") are arranged by the Vitaphone title card numbers. They are then grouped by the year in which they were filmed, but not necessarily the same year they were released to theaters. If known, that date is listed right after the major credits (just the key director, if known, and the performers). Sometimes the date Film Daily reviewed it or the copyright date (©) is listed. DVD availability is also listed at the end of each line.[5][6][7]

1926
Listed by Vitaphone number. Filmed in 1926 in New York City.

# Title Release, copyright or review date Performers Notes
116 Pagliacci February 1926 Pagliacci & Vitaphone Symphony First Warner Bros. short films
131 Bob Witt and Cy Berg April 1926 Bob Witt & Cy Berg with Vitaphone Symphony
165 Rin Tin Tin April 1926 Rin Tin Tin and Corporal Lee Duncan test film
178 The Volga Boatman May 1926 Vitaphone Symphony
183 An Evening on the Don August 6, 1926 Shown at the premiere of Don Juan (1926 film).[8]
192 Will Hays August 6, 1926 Will H. Hays Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
198 Giovanni Martinelli August 6, 1926 Giovanni Martinelli Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
263 Overture Tannhäuser August 6, 1926 Henry Kimball Hadley & the New York Philharmonic Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
274 & 275 Mischa Elman August 6, 1926 Mischa Elman (released as two separate film shorts) Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
278 Polonaise in A Flat © April 7, 1927 Harold Bauer
281 Ephraim Zimbalist & Harold Bauer Duet August 6, 1926 Ephraim Zimbalist & Harold Bauer Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
294 La Fiesta August 6, 1926 Anna Case, The Cansinos, Metropolitan Opera Chorus Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
296 Swanee River © April 8, 1927 Anna Case, Roy Smeck & the Dixie Jubilee Singers
301 The Recording Doris Becker
302 His Pastimes August 6, 1926 Roy Smeck Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
308 Marion Talley August 6, 1926 Marion Talley Don Juan (1926 film) DVD
314 Overture to Mignon August 6, 1926 Henry Kimball Hadley & the New York Philharmonic
316 Overture William Tell August 6, 1926 The New York Philharmonic
339 Behind the Lines October 5, 1926 Elsie Janis Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film); The Jazz Singer DVD
349 Between the Acts at the Opera October 5, 1926 Willie and Eugene Howard Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film); Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
355 George Jessel A Theatrical Booking Office October 5, 1926 George Jessel Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film)
359 A Plantation Act October 7, 1926 Al Jolson Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film); The Jazz Singer DVD
361 & 365 Reinald Werrenrath © March 12, 1927 Reinald Werrenrath (released as two separate film shorts); Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film)
366 Modern Song and Syncopation © April 2, 1927 The Four Aristocrats - Eddie Lewis, Fred Weber, Bert Bennet & Tom Miller
379 Mme Schumann-Heink © April 2, 1927 Ernestine Schumann-Heink
380 Madame Schumann-Heink © April 4, 1927 Ernestine Schumann-Heink
381 The Spirit of 1918 Overture October 7, 1926 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra Shown at the premiere of The Better 'Ole (1926 film)
383 Way Down South October 7, 1926 Mary Lewis
390 & 391 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra October 7, 1926 Vincent Lopez (released as two separate film shorts)
392 Charles Hackett © March 12, 1927 Charles Hackett
393 A Studio Scene October 7, 1926 Bruce Bairnsfather
394 Jack Smith the Whispering Baritone © March 12, 1927 Whispering Jack Smith
416 & 417 English Singers © April 2, 1927 Flora Mann, Lillian Berger, Norman Stone, Nellie Carson, Norman Motley and Cuthbert Kelly (released as two separate film shorts)
418 What Price Piano © March 12, 1927 Pauline Alpert
419 Pauline Alpert © March 12, 1927 Pauline Alpert
? Casey at the Bat 1926 DeWolf Hopper
1927
Listed by Vitaphone number. Filmed in 1927 both in Brooklyn (NYC) and Hollywood (LA)

# Title Release, copyright or review date Performers (and credited directors) Additional notes
289 (NYC) John Barclay, Tallest Baritone in the World © April 4, 1927 John Barclay
395 (NYC) Gus Van & Joe Schenck February 3, 1927 Van and Schenck Shown at the premiere of When a Man Loves (1927 film)
414 (NYC) Beniamino Gigli, assisted By M. Picco and Minna Egener and the Metropolitan Opera Chorus February 3, 1927 Beniamino Gigli Shown at the premiere of When a Man Loves (1927 film)
415 (NYC) Quartet from Rigoletto February 3, 1927 Beniamino Gigli (on tenor), Giuseppe De Luca (on baritone), Jeanne Gordon (contralto) and Marion Talley (soprano) Shown at the premiere of When a Man Loves (1927 film)
(NYC) Cliff Edwards March 1927 Cliff Edwards
420 (NYC) The Rollickers © April 2, 1927 Rollickers
422 (NYC) Hawaiian Nights February 3, 1927 Hawaiian Orchestra Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
423 (NYC) Margaret McKee, Famous Whistler © April 2, 1927 Margaret McKee
424-425 (NYC) Rex Schepp, Famous Banjo Player © April 2, 1927 Rex Schepp
428 (NYC) Waring's Pennsylvanians © March 16, 1927 Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
434 & 435 (NYC) Neville Fleeson & Gladys Baxter "Vaudeville Headliners" February 11, 1927 Neville Fleeson & Gladys Baxter (released as two separate film shorts)
438 (NYC) Albert Spalding, Renowned American Violinist © April 4, 1927 Albert Spalding (violinist)
439 (NYC) Albert Spalding, Renowned American Violinist August 19, 1928 (Film Daily review) Albert Spalding (violinist)
441 & 442 (NYC) Buddy Doyle, Popular Black Faced Comedian © April 4, 1927 Buddy Doyle (released as two separate film shorts)
443 (NYC) Bernado De Pace "Wizard of the Mandolin" April 4, 1927 Bernardo De Pace The Jazz Singer DVD. Title card misspells De Pace's name
444 (NYC) Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Impersonated and Interpreted by Lincoln Caswell © April 4, 1927 Lincoln Caswell
445 & 446 (NYC) The Little Princess of Song © April 4, 1927 Sylvia Froos (two separate film shorts)
447 (NYC) The Poet and Peasant Overture © April 18, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
448 (NYC) The Light Cavalry Overture © June 29, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
449 (NYC) The Raymond Overture © April 18, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
450 (NYC) The Morning, Noon and Night Overture © April 9, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
451 (NYC) Frances Alda and the Vitaphone Symphony © April 9, 1927 Frances Alda
461 (NYC) The Orpheus Overture © April 18, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
462 (NYC) The Evolution of Dixie Overture © July 2, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Orchestra
463 (NYC) Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, International Stars of Syncopation © April 9, 1927 Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
464 (NYC) Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, International Stars of Syncopation © April 18, 1927 Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
465 (NYC) Pennant Winning Battery of Songland © April 9, 1927 Van and Schenck||The Jazz Singer DVD
466 (NYC) The Flonzaley Quartet, the World's Foremost String Ensemble © April 18, 1927 Flonzaley Quartet with Adolfo Betti & Alfred Pochon (on violin), Iwan D'Archambeau (on cello) & Nicolas Moldavan (on viola)
467 (NYC) The Flonzaley Quartet, the World's Foremost String Ensemble © April 18, 1927 The Flonzaley Quartet
468 (NYC) Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra 1927 Roger Wolfe Kahn & Mound City Blue Blowers
469 (NYC) Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra February 1927 Roger Wolfe Kahn with Henri Garden & the Williams Sisters
472 & 473 (NYC) Bert Lewis "Broadway's Comedian" © April 9, 1927 Bert Lewis with Jack Carroll at piano (released as two separate film shorts)
474 (NYC) Giovanni Martinelli Assisted by Jeanne Gordon © April 18, 1927 Giovanni Martinelli
475 (NYC) Isa Kremer, the Supreme Interpreter of Ballad and Folk Songs © April 9, 1927 Isa Kremer
476 (NYC) The Bennett Twins © April 9, 1927 Bennett Twins
477 (NYC) A Naval Quartet © July 2, 1927 The Admirals (Norman Bartlett, Jack Armstrong, Henry Durrett & Jack Keyes)
479 (NYC) Lyrics of Life © April 18, 1927 May Usher
480 (NYC) Ruth Glanville, America's Premiere Saxophonist © April 9, 1927 Ruth Glanville & the Vitaphone Orchestra
481 (NYC) John Charles Thomas, Renowned Stage and Concert Artist © April 18, 1927 John Charles Thomas
482 & 483 (NYC) The Revelers © April 18, 1927 the Revelers (released as two separate film shorts); Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
484 (NYC) A Moonlight Romance © April 18, 1927 Douglas Stanbury & Maria Gambarelli
485 (NYC) The Morrisey and Miller Vitaphone Revue © April 18, 1927 Will Morrisey & Midgie Miller with Dave Ferguson, John Agee's dancing bull and "black bottom" horse, the Vitaphone Chorus & Gene Salzer's Orchestra.
488 (NYC) The Barber of Seville © May 6, 1927 Giuseppe De Luca frequently aired on Turner Classic Movies
490 (NYC) A Russian Wedding Celebration © April 19, 1927 Moscow Art Ensemble
491 (NYC) Eddie Conrad, Broadway's Favorite Comedian © April 19, 1927 Eddie Conrad with Charlotte Conrad & ballerina Marion Eddy
492 (NYC) Johnny Marvin, Musical Comedy Star and Victor Recording Artist © July 2, 1927 Johnny Marvin with Murray Kellner on violin, Andy Sannella on guitar and Frank Banta on piano
493 & 494 (NYC) John Charles Thomas and Vivienne Segal © April 18, 1927 John Charles Thomas & Vivienne Segal (released as two separate film shorts)
496 (NYC) The Reformer © June 29, 1927 Joe Browning
498 (NYC) Beniamino Gigli of the Metropolitan Opera Company © May 6, 1927 Beniamino Gigli
499 (NYC) Marion Talley and Beniamino Gigli © June 29, 1927 Marion Talley & Beniamino Gigli
500 (NYC) California Collegians released?
501 (NYC) Raymond Eisman, the Little Artist © July 2, 1927 Raymond Eisman
503 (NYC) Utica Jubilee Singers © May 7, 1927
505 (NYC) Twinkle Twinkle April 1927 Joe E. Brown Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
507 (NYC) At the Ball Game May 7, 1927 Leo Carrillo
509 (NYC) Giovanni Martinelli Assisted by Louis D'Angelo April 1927 Giovanni Martinelli
510 (NYC) Giovanni Martinelli April 1927 Giovanni Martinelli
512 (NYC) A Song Recital © June 29, 1927 Hearst Radio Kids
515 (NYC) The Kouns Sisters, the Mirror Voiced Sopranos © July 2, 1927 Nellie & Sarah Kouns
517 (NYC) Beniamino Gigli Singing Selections from Act 2 of the Opera La Gioconda © June 29, 1927 Beniamino Gigli
518 (NYC) The Pearl Fishers © March 15, 1928 Beniamino Gigli & Giuseppe De Luca
519 (NYC) Florence Moore and Lt. Gitz Rice © February 18, 1928 Florence Moore & Lieutenant Gitz Rice
521 (NYC) Carlos Sedano, Celebrated Concert Violinist © June 29, 1927 Carlos Sedano
524 (NYC) Rosa Raisa and Giacomo Rimini © May 19, 1927 Rosa Raisa & Giacomo Rimini
527 & 528 (NYC) The Yacht Club Boys, Popular Instrumental and Vocal Group © June 29, 1927 Yacht Club Boys (released as two separate film shorts)
530 & 531 (NYC) The Record Boys, Radio Winners © June 28, 1927 Frank Kamplain, Samuel Step & Al Bernard (released as two separate film shorts)
532 (NYC) The Loomis Twins, Darlings of Songland © June 29, 1927 Maxine & Virginia Loomis
534 (NYC) A Few Moments with George Jessel © June 29, 1927 George Jessel & Alex Sater
535 (NYC) An Office Scene © June 29, 1927 George Jessel, Muriel Gray, Gladys Keck and Charles Canfield
536 & 537 (NYC) Billy Jones & Ernie Hare, the Happiness Boys June 29, 1927 The Happiness Boys two same titled film shorts; #537 available on Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
539 & 540 (NYC) The Sunshine Boys "Triple Alliance of Song, Music and Fun" © June 9, 1927 Dave Ringle, Eddie Roth & Billy Sharkey (two separate film shorts)
542 (NYC) Rosa Raisa and Giacomo Rimini (#2) © May 19, 1927 Rosa Raisa & Giacomo Rimini
(NYC) Banjo Buddy June 1927 Harold Sandelman
(NYC) Wanda Goll June 1927 Wanda Goll
543 (NYC) Pals © July 18, 1927 Willie and Eugene Howard
544 (NYC) The Four Aristocrats May 1927 (filming date); © November 3, 1927 The Four Aristocrats (Bert Bennett, Fred Weber, Eddie Lewis & Tom Miller) Features "My Regular Gal"; "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover"; "You'll Never Be Missed a Hundred Years from Now"
545 (NYC) The Four Aristocrats May 1927 (filming date); © November 3, 1927 The Four Aristocrats (Bert Bennett, Fred Weber, Eddie Lewis & Tom Miller) Features "A Little Music in the Moonlight"; "I Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love"; "(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart"
546 (NYC) The Four Aristocrats May 1927 (filming date); © July 11, 1927 The Four Aristocrats (Bert Bennett, Fred Weber, Eddie Lewis & Tom Miller) Features "Hello! Swanee - Hello!"; "Don't Sing Aloha When I Go"; "I Never See Maggie Alone"; "Me Too"
547 (NYC) The Four Aristocrats May 1927 (filming date); © July 11, 1927 The Four Aristocrats (Bert Bennett, Fred Weber, Eddie Lewis & Tom Miller) Features "Looking at the World thru Rose Colored Glasses"; "Bells of Hawaii"; "Voom Voom"; "The Glow-Worm"; "Sing, Katie"
548 (NYC) Blossom Seeley & Benny Fields © July 11, 1927 Blossom Seeley, Benny Fields, the Music Boxes, Chas Bourne & Phil Ellis on piano The Jazz Singer DVD
549 (NYC) Six Original Brown Brothers, Saxaphonic Jazz Masters and Orchestra April 1927 Original Brown Brothers
552 (NYC) Call of the Nile © July 11, 1927 Charles Hackett
553 (NYC) The Piano Duellists © July 11, 1927 Victor Arden & Phil Ohman Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
556-558 (NYC) Cantor Josef Rosenblatt May 1927 Yossele Rosenblatt
557 (NYC) Senator Edward H. Ford © July 11, 1927 Edward H. Ford
560 (NYC) Irving and Jack Kaufman, Harmony Songsters May 1927 Irving Kaufman (singer), Jack Kaufman
562 (NYC) Venita Gould, Famous Star Impersonator © July 18, 1927 Venita Gould
563 (NYC) Eddie Conrad, Broadway's Favorite Comedian "So Far So Good" © July 18, 1927 Eddie Conrad, ballet with Marion Eddy & Charlotte Conrad
565 (NYC) The Diplomats, High Hat Syncopators of Jazz © July 18, 1927 Teddy King, Hal Salies, Johnny Ferrara, Andy Hamilton, Harry Nadell, Walter Read & George Coon
566 (NYC) Aunt Jemima "The Original Fun Flour Maker" © July 18, 1927 Tess Gardella with pianist Art Sorenson
568 (NYC) Ernestine Schumann-Heink © July 18, 1927 Ernestine Schumann-Heink
570 (NYC) Mike and Meyer © July 18, 1927 Joe Weber (vaudevillian) & Lew Fields
571 (NYC) Arnaut Brothers the Famous Loving Birds © July 18, 1927 John & Rene Arnaut
572 (NYC) In a Casting Office © July 18, 1927 Willie and Eugene Howard with Sonia Jackson
573 (NYC) Frances Williams, Broadway's Queen of Jazz © July 18, 1927 Frances Williams with Leo Feiner & the Vitaphone Symphony
574 (NYC) Biff and Bang Fisticuffs Funsters "Winner By A Nose" © July 18, 1927 Ivan Falkenstein, Milton Weiss & Eddie Lewis
608 (NYC) Frank Moulan, Comedian and Comic Song Writer © August 8, 1927 Frank Moulan
609 (NYC) The Four Buddies, Harmony Songsters © August 22, 1927 Leonard Saxon, Philip Duey, James Waites and Henry Shope
610 (NYC) The Gale Brothers, Juvenile Comedians © August 8, 1927 Abraham & Isadore Gale
611 (NYC) Adele Le Narr, the Wonder Kid of Vaudeville June 1927 Adele Le Narr
612 (NYC) The Merl Twins, Syncopating Songsters © August 8, 1927 Belle & Cecille Merl
613 (NYC) Knight MacGregor © August 8, 1927 Knight MacGregor with pianist Edna Wallace
614 (NYC) Horace Britt © August 22, 1927 Horace Britt with pianist Ruth M. Connist
616 (NYC) Roselle and Mack, Song and Dance Thrillers June 1927 Mildred Rosenburg & Max Epstein
617 (NYC) Bob MacGregor, Radio's Scotch Comedian © August 22, 1927 Bob MacGregor with Elspeth Brownwell at piano
619 (NYC) Harry Montgomery the Humorologist © August 22, 1927 Harry Montgomery
623 (NYC) Miller and Farrell, Society's Favorite Entertainers June 1927 James Miller & Charles Farell
625 (NYC) The Freeman Sisters, Sunshine Spreaders from Roxy's Gang © August 22, 1927 Mildred & Marjorie Freeman
(NYC) Bert Fiske (released?) Bert Fiske
(NYC) Radio Station (released?) Harry Downing
2101 (LA) Those Pullman Brothers, the Kings of Harmony © August 8, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Pullman Brothers
2102 (LA) A Night at Coffee Dan's (Ten Minutes at Coffee Dan's) © August 15, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); William Demarest, Hutchings & Holloway, Nita Martan & Miss Gogo
2103 (LA) Banjomania © August 22, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Eddie Peabody
2104 (LA) Visions of Spain © August 22, 1927 Lina Basquette, Sam Ash & Arthur Kay conducting the Vitaphone Orchestra
2105 (LA) Hot Songs and Hot Fingers © August 8, 1927 The Trigg Brothers (Johnny & Jack Trigg) with John Maxwell & the Vitaphone Orchestra
2106 (LA) Allan Prior, Famous Australian Tenor and Star of "The Student Prince" © September 13, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Allan Prior
2107 (LA) The College Boy and California Medley Girls © September 13, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); George Givot, Pearl Leonard & Nina Hinds
2108 (LA) The Accordion Man and Girl Imitator June 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Dorothy Murray & Earl La Vere with De Sues, Furney & Johnson
2109 (LA) Carolynne Snowden & Co. - Colored Syncopation © August 4, 1927 Carolynne Snowden, Henry "Tin Can" Allen, Harvey Oliver Brooks & Thomas Valentine
2110 (LA) Cockatoos at Their Best © September 13, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Fritz Landes
2111 (LA) Sherry Louise Marshall and the Three Bad Boys © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Sherry Louise Marshall, Cliff Sherry, Gene Warren & Bud Foster
2112 (LA) Hazel Green and Company © September 13, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Hazel Green The Jazz Singer DVD
2113 (LA) Russ Wildey and Billy Sheehan "Famous Radio and Vaudeville Artists" © September 13, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Accompanied by Arthur Kay & the Vitaphone Orchestra.
2114 (LA) Carnival Night in Paris © December 4, 1927 Henry Halstead Orchestra with Betty Patrick
2115 (LA) Doris Duncan, Herring and Zeb © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Doris Duncan
2116 (LA) Cliff Nazarro "Versatile Young Artist" and the Two Marjories © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Cliff Nazarro
2117 (LA) In a Blacksmith's Shop © November 8, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); J. Delon Jewkes & the Blacksmiths
2118 (LA) Auriole Craven the Dancing Violinist © September 13, 1927 Auriole Craven
2119 (LA) O'Neil and Vermont, the Two Dark Knights © December 27, 1927 O'Neil & Vermont
2120 (LA) The Cruse Brothers "Missouri Sheiks" with "Old Time Melodies in an Old Time Way" © November 3, 1927 The Cruse Brothers
2121 (LA) The Beauty of Old Time Music © November 8, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); the Three Colonial Girls (Louise Klos, Anna Timmnr and Jeanette Rogers)
2122 (LA) Joseph Diskay, the Hungarian Tenor © November 3, 1927 Joseph Diskay
2123 (LA) Reb Spikes and His Follies Entertainers (Premiere Colored Orchestra with Dancers) © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Reb Spikes
2124 (LA) The Cruse Brothers, the Arkansaw Trio © September 13, 1927 The Cruse Brothers
2125 (LA) Don Cummings the Drawing Room Roper © October 18, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Don Cummings
2126 (LA) Joe Wong the Chinese Jazz Boy © October 17, 1927 Joe Wong
2127 (LA) High Up and Low Down © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Harry & Dan Downing
2128 (LA) Jane Pursell, Hollywood's Radio Girl © October 17, 1927 Jane Pursell
2129 (LA) The Boob and His Harmonica © October 17, 1927 Britt Wood
2130 (LA) Amateur Night © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); William Demarest
2131 (LA) Personalities © October 17, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Florrie Le Vere & Lou Handman
2132 (LA) The Hoot Gibson Trio "The Hawaiian Serenaders" © November 3, 1927 The Hoot Gibson Trio
2133 (LA) The Lash © November 3, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Hal Crane, William B. Davidson, Richard Tucker & others
2134
(LA)

Under the Sea © May 11, 1927 Gus Reed and his Frolickers
2135 (LA) The Talking Violin and the Blues Singer August 1927 Wade Watts & Bobby Gilbert
2136 (LA) Gus Arnheim & His Ambassadors © January 30, 1928 Gus Arnheim
2137 (LA) Tuning In © November 3, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Murray Roth (story)
2138 (LA) Night Court © November 28, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Murray Roth (story); William Demarest The Jazz Singer DVD
2139 (LA) The Serpentine © December 29, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Elmira Lane & the Vitaphone Girls
2140 (LA) Lillian Crowell and Ty Parvis, Vaudeville's Talented Children © November 3, 1927 Lillian Crowell & Ty Parvis
2141 (LA) Realization © November 3, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Hugh Herbert, Anita Pam & Lee Kinney
2142 (LA) The Friars in a Monastery Cellar © November 3, 1927 The Monastery Quartet
2143 (LA) When the Wife's Away © November 28, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Mabel Normandie & William Demarest
2144 (LA) The Land of Harmony © November 28, 1927 Bartram & Saxton
2145 (LA) The Sweet Long Ago © November 28, 1927 Alice Wellman & Paul Russell
2146 (LA) Two Doves in Dark Days © November 28, 1927 Walter Weams & Ed Garr
2147 (LA) The Hostess © November 28, 1927 Sally Fields (billed as "America's Greatest Entertainer")
2148 (LA) Solly Ward the "Foremost German Comedian" at the Party © November 28, 1927 Bryan Foy (director), Solly Ward
2149 (LA) The Hunt: Hunting Songs © December 29, 1927 Frolicker's Quartet & Vernon Rickard
2149 (LA) French Leave "War Days In the Trenches" © November 23, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Mildred Bailey & the Frolickers Quartette
2150 (LA) Jane and Katherine Lee © December 4, 1927 Jane & Katherine Lee
2159 (LA) Buddy Cooper and Sammy Stept, Song Hit Writers © December 8, 1927 Buddy Cooper & Sammy Stept
2160 (LA) Frank and Teddy Sabini, Popular Italian Comedians © December 4, 1927 Frank & Teddy Sabini
2169 (LA) Non-Support © December 4, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Burr McIntish with Paul Kruger, Bonie Jean DeBard, Linda Ann Corlin & Harry Foy
2170 (LA) Phedre Overture © December 29, 1927 Herman Heller & Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra
2178 (LA) Two Doves Flying High © December 4, 1927 Walter Weams & Ed Garr
2179 (LA) Stranded December 8, 1927 Richard Carle
2180 (LA) Hurley, Putnam and Snell, Popular Song Trio © December 8, 1927 Hurley, Putnam & Snell
2188 (LA) The Tout © December 8, 1927 Frank Gaby
2189 (LA) Arthur Pat West and His Middies "Syncopated Blues Players" © December 8, 1927 Arthur Pat West
2190 (LA) Leon Navara in a Pianologue © December 8, 1927 Leon Navara
2199 (LA) A Lesson in Golf © December 8, 1927 Alex J. Morrison & Walter Weams
2233 (LA) A Man of Peace © April 21, 1928 Hobart Bosworth with Charles Middleton & Ann McCay
2234 (LA) The Death Ship © June 2, 1928 Jose Jackson (story); Mitchell Lewis, Jason Robards, Sr. & Elizabeth Page Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2239 (LA) Sunny California © May 1, 1928 May McAvoy with Neely Edwards, Richard Carle & Arthur Collins
2240 (LA) Solomon's Children © December 27, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Hugh Herbert
2242 (LA) Dream Café © December 27, 1927 Jimmy Clemons Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2243 (LA) Jolly Fanny Rice In "Types" © December 27, 1927 Fanny Rice
2244 (LA) Putting It On © December 27, 1927 Bryan Foy (director); Claudia Coleman
2245 (LA) Lynn Cowan Master of Ceremonies and Song Writer - Original Songs © December 27, 1927 Lynn Cowan
2246 (LA) The Eternal Barrier © December 29, 1927 Sarah Padden
2247 (LA) All In (For) Fun © December 29, 1927 Charles Smith (story), John Hyams & Leila McIntire
2249 (LA) Campus Capers © February 4, 1928 The Collegiate Four
2250 (LA) A Spanish Serenade © February 4, 1928 The La Valles
2251 (LA) The Worrier © February 4, 1928 Richard Carle
2252 (LA) The Author © February 4, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); Walter Weems & Leo Sulkey
2253 (LA) Songs and Dances © January 21, 1928 Dodie Coyle & Bobby Weir
2254 (LA) A Neapolitan Romance © February 4, 1928 Pasquale Amato & Lillian Miles (on piano)
2255 (LA) Men Among Men © January 21, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); Fred Ardath
2256 (LA) Clair Omar Musser, the World's Foremost Marimbaphonist © January 21, 1928 Clair Omar Musser
2257 (LA) Two Doves Scared Stiff © February 4, 1928 Walter Weems & Ed Garr
2258 (LA) Lynn Cowan, Vitaphone Community Singer © December 27, 1927 Lynn Cowan
2259 (LA) The Lemon © February 4, 1928 Hugh Herbert
2260 (LA) Master Gilbert, Sensational Child Artist © January 21, 1928 Master Gilbert
2261 (LA) Harry Wayman & His Debutantes (Premiere Feminine Jazz Band) © February 4, 1928 Harry Wayman Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
2262 (LA) A Garden of Songs © January 21, 1928 The Harrington Sisters
2263 (LA) His Night Out © February 17, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); John Miljan
2264 (LA) Playing Pranks With Webster © February 4, 1928 Johnny Hyman
2266 (LA) Gene Morgan, the West's Comedian and His Orchestra © February 17, 1928 Gene Morgan
2267 (LA) Rin Tin Tin and His Owner, Mr. Lee Duncan February 4, 1928 Rin Tin Tin
2268 (LA) Souvenirs © February 17, 1928 Sarah Padden, Allen Stansell & Molly Fisher
2269 (LA) Haleyisms © February 17, 1928 Jack Haley & Flo McFadden
2270 (LA) Frank Richardson, the Joy Boy of Song © February 17, 1928 Frank Richardson
2271 (LA) Bartch-A-Kalloop © February 10, 1928 Steve Freda & Johnny Palace
2272 (LA) Coscia and Verdi, Music Glorified, Classified and Mortified © March 15, 1928 Phil Coscia & Al Verdi
2273 (LA) The Book Worm January 4, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); Harry Conley, Ethel De Voe & Duncan Harris Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2274 (LA) Abe Lyman Orchestra "Syncopated Symphony" © February 18, 1928 Abe Lyman Band with Jimmy Ray
2275 (LA) On the Air: An All Star Playlet © February 18, 1928 John Maxwell, Hugh Herbert, Fanny Rice & Harry Downing
2276 (LA) Proff Moore and His Hotel Orchestra "California’s King of Harmony" © February 15, 1929 Proff Moore & His Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra
2277 (LA) A Few Minutes in the Mines © March 3, 1928 Flynn O'Malley, Vernon Rickard & the Black Diamond Four Quartette
2278 (LA) Character Studies January 4, 1928 Montague Love Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2279 (LA) The Beast © February 18, 1928 Irene Rich with John Miljan & Barry Townly
2280 (LA) The Imperial Russian Cossacks © March 3, 1928
2281 & 2282 (LA) The Florentine Choir "Italy's Greatest Ensemble" © February 18, 1928 The Florentine Choir (released as two similar titled films)
2283 (LA) The Fashion Plates of Harmony © March 3, 1928 Messrs. Reese, R.L. Williams & Maginetti
2284 (LA) Lucky in Love © March 15, 1928 Bryan Foy (director?); Clyde Cook, Hugh Herbert
2285 (LA) Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra © March 3, 1928 Earl Burtnett Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
2286 (LA) Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra © March 3, 1928 Earl Burtnett
2290 (LA) Papa's Vacation © March 31, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); William Demarest
2291 (LA) Vincent Rose and Jackie Taylor and Their Hollywood Montmartre Orchestra © March 3, 1928 Vincent Rose & Jackie Taylor
2292 (LA) Vincent Rose and Jackie Taylor with the Hollywood Montmartre Orchestra September 30, 1928 (Film Daily review) Vincent Rose & Jackie Taylor
2300 (LA) Juvenile Musicians © March 31, 1928 Charles D. McCoy's Newsboys Harmonica Band
2309 (LA) Nat Carr, Character Comedian © December 8, 1927 Nat Carr
2310 (LA) The Herman Music Box © March 31, 1928 Jack Lipton & Lola Terrell
2318 (LA) East Side West Side © December 29, 1927 Joe Weston & Collette Lyons
2319 (LA) Ten Minutes © March 3, 1928 Robert T. Haines with Guy d'Ennery
2320 (LA) The Police Quartette December 29, 1927 Los Angeles Police singing group The Jazz Singer DVD
2328 (LA) In the Park © February 18, 1928 Brown & Whitaker
2329 (LA) Frank Richardson, the Joy Boy of Song #2 © February 18, 1928 Frank Richardson
2338 (LA) Abe Lyman and His Orchestra © February 18, 1928 Abe Lyman and His Orchestra Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD; aka "Maestro of Syncopated Symphony"
2347 (LA) Jimmy Lyons, the General of Hilarity © April 21, 1928 Jimmy Lyons
2369 (LA) The Foreigner © April 30, 1928 Leo Carrillo
2379 (LA) Charles Hackett, Leading Tenor of the Chicago Opera Company - Schubert's "Who Is Sylvia" © July 1, 1928 Charles Hackett
1928
Listed by Vitaphone number. Filmed in 1928 in Hollywood unless marked (NYC)

# Title Release, copyright or review date Performers (and credited director) Notes
2232 Two Boys and a Piano © March 15, 1928 Brooks & Ross
2235 Hollywood Bound © June 4, 1928 Gladys Brockwell, James Bradburry, Neely Edwards, Anita Pam & Allan Sears Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2236 When East Meets West © March 15, 1928 Ray Mayer & Edith Evans The Jazz Singer DVD
2237 Miss Information April 10, 1928 Bryan Foy & F. Hugh Herbert (directors); Lois Wilson, Edward Everett Horton, Allan Sears & others
2238 The Question of Today March 15, 1928 Lloyd Bacon (director); Audrey Ferris, Landers Stevens & others
2265 A Laugh or Two © February 4, 1928 Russ Brown & Jean Whittaker Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2285 Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra March 3, 1928 Earl Burtnett Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2286 Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra March 3, 1928 Earl Burtnett
2287 Overtones © March 15, 1928 Ursula Faucit, Elizabeth Page & others
2288 Vitaphone Community Sing #2 © July 24, 1928 Lynn Cowan
2289 The Notre Dame Glee Club © April 30, 1928 Joseph J. Casasanta (conductor)
2293 The Morrissey & Miller Night Club Revue © May 19, 1928 Bryan Foy (director); Will Morrisey & Midgie Miller with Harry Downing, Charlotte DeLovelace, Vina & Arthur and Sammy Cantor Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2294 Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra © March 3, 1928; September 29, 1928 (Film Daily review) Earl Burtnett Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
2295 Earl Burtnett and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra © March 3, 1928 Earl Burtnett Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2296 Billy & Elsa Newell, Those Hot Tamales April 30, 1928 Billy & Elsa Newell
2297 The Movie Chatterbox © April 10, 1928 Polly Moran
2298 Ted Doner "Broadway's Favorite Dancing Man" and His Sunkist Beauties March 31, 1928 Ted Doner
2299 Xavier Cugat and His Gigolos: A Spanish Ensemble March 25, 1928 (Film Daily review) Xavier Cugat
2339 The Cowboy and the Girl © April 21, 1928 Ray Mayer & Edith Evans Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 3 (Warner Archive) DVD
2348 Stories in Song March 18, 1928 (Film Daily review) Adele Rowland with Mildred Brown (piano) The Jazz Singer DVD
2349 The Jazzmania Quintette © April 10, 1928 Georgie Stoll & Edythe Flynn The Jazz Singer DVD
2358 Herbert Rawlinson, the Monologist of the Screen © June 2, 1928 Herbert Rawlinson
2359 Renee Tumanova and Company, Three Russian Gypsies © May 19, 1928 Renee Tumanova
2368 Lead Kindly Light © July 23, 1928 Irene Rich
2409 Jimmy Lyons © February 4, 1928 Jimmy Lyons
2418 Retribution © June 14, 1928 Archie Mayo (director); Henry B. Walthall, Tom McGuire & Ed Cane Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2430 General Vitaphone Trailer © March 31, 1928 Conrad Nagel
2517–2518 (two-reeler) The Prediction © July 10, 1928 Hugh Herbert with Anita Pam, Otto Lederer & Guy D'Enner
2538 Dorothy Whitmore, the Popular Prima Donna in a Song Recital © September 5, 1928 Dorothy Whitmore
2539 Seven Minutes of Your Time © September 5, 1928 Benny Rubin
2540 By the Campfire © May 19, 1928 Xavier Cugat & Company (Melodious Gypsies)
2541 The Ice Man © May 19, 1928 Murray Roth (director); Charles Rogers
2542 Character Songs © June 2, 1928 Harry Delf
2543 A Colorful Sermon © May 19, 1928 Bert Swor Vitaphone Varieties 1926-30 (Warner Archive) DVD
2544 Ducks and Deducts © May 19, 1928 Bert Swor
2545 Mme Rosa Raisa (Soprano of the Chicago Opera Company) "Goodbye Forever" & "Eli Eli" © May 19, 1928 Rosa Raisa
2546 Mme Rosa Raisa "Plaisir d'Amour" & "La Paloma" © May 19, 1928 Rosa Raisa
2547 Vitaphone Community Sing #1 © March 3, 1928 Lynn Cowan
2548 Stop and Go © November 6, 1928 Eddie Nelson with Jack Lipson
2550 The Movie Man © June 2, 1928 Charles Rogers with Violet Palmer, Walter Rodgers & Louise Carver
2551 Soup © June 2, 1928 Harry Delf
2552 The Hell Gate of Soissons © August 14, 1928 Leo Carrillo
2553 Jest Moments © July 1, 1928 The Klein Brothers
2554 Wanted - a Man © August 25, 1928 Daphne Pollard
2555 Charles Irwin, the Debonair Humorist © July 1, 1928 Charles Irwin
2556 The Globe Trotters © July 1, 1928 Bill Bailey & Barnum
2557 Without a Band © July 1, 1928 Bill Bailey & Barnum
2558 Two White Elephants © July 1, 1928 Bill Bailey & Barnum
2559 In a Music Shop © July 12, 1928 Eddie Peabody
2560 Banjoland © June 2, 1928 Eddie Peabody with Jimmy Maisel Vitaphone Varieties Vol. 2 (Warner Archive) DVD
2561 Keep Smiling © July 1, 1928 Ed Lowry & His Orchestra
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