Making the Grade (1929 film) explained

Making the Grade is a 1929 sound part-talkie American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Movietone sound-on-film system. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe and Lucien Littlefield.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Lois Moran as Lettie Ewing
• Edmund Lowe as Herbert Littell Dodsworth
• Lucien Littlefield as Silas Cooper
• James Ford as Bud Davison
• Rolfe Sedan as Valet
• John Alden as Egbert Williamson
• Sherman Ross as Arthur Burdette
• Gino Conti as Frank Dinwiddie
• Lia Torá as Another Girl Friend

Preservation

• Lobster Films holds a copy of the film.^[3]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Solomon p.313
2. https://silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MakingTheGrade1929.html Making the Grade at silentera.com
3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7239/ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Making the Grade

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.