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Lilac Time is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic war film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The film is about young American aviators fighting for Britain during World War I who are billeted in a field next to a farmhouse in France. The daughter who lives on the farm meets one of the new aviators who is attracted to her. As the flyers head off on a mission, the young aviator promises to return to her.
Original Release
10/18/1928
US Release
10/18/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colleen Moore | Jeannine Berthelot / Jeannine |
Gary Cooper | Capt. Philip Blythe |
Eugenie Besserer | Madame Berthelot |
Burr McIntosh | Gen. Blythe |
Kathryn McGuire | Lady Iris Rankin |
Cleve Moore | Capt. Russell (flight commander) |
Arthur Lake | The Unlucky One |
Richard Jarvis | Aviator |
Jack Stoney | The Kid |
Dan Dowling | Aviator |
Directors
George Fitzmaurice, Frank Lloyd
Writers
Jane Cowl, Guy Fowler, Willis Goldbeck, George Marion Jr., Jane Murfin, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Carey Wilson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colleen Moore | Jeannine Berthelot / Jeannine |
Gary Cooper | Capt. Philip Blythe |
Eugenie Besserer | Madame Berthelot |
Burr McIntosh | Gen. Blythe |
Kathryn McGuire | Lady Iris Rankin |
Cleve Moore | Capt. Russell (flight commander) |
Arthur Lake | The Unlucky One |
Richard Jarvis | Aviator |
Jack Stoney | The Kid |
Dan Dowling | Aviator |
Dick Grace | Aviator |
Stuart Knox | Aviator |
Jack Ponder | Aviator |
Harlan Hilton | Aviator |
George Cooper | Sergeant Hawkins / Mechanic's Helper |
Edward Dillon | Corporal 'Smithie' / Mike the Mechanic |
Emile Chautard | The Mayor |
Eddie Clayton | The Enemy Ace |
J. Gunnis Davis | Bit Part |
Frankie Genardi | Little Boy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Fitzmaurice | Producer |
John McCormick | Producer |