Power Over Men

Power Over Men is a 1929 British sound mystery film directed by George Banfield and starring Isabel Jeans, Jameson Thomas and Wyndham Standing. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It was made at Walthamstow Studios in London.

Cast

• Isabel Jeans as Marion Delacour
• Jameson Thomas as Philippe Garnier
• Wyndham Standing as Émile Delacour
• Gibb McLaughlin as Alexandre Billot
• Jerrold Robertshaw as Fournier
• James Knight as Cesa
• Franklyn Bellamy as Bottomley
• Gabrielle Morton as Maid

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled “That’s All Love Means to You” by Norton Greenop (music) and Pat K. Heale (words).

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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