The Big Noise (1928 film)

The Big Noise is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Chester Conklin, Alice White and Bodil Rosing.

Plot

John Sloval is a guard in the New York subway. He wishes that Philip Hurd, from Coney Island, marries his daughter Sophie. But the latter loves Bill Hedges, the son of a wealthy land owner in upstate New York.

Cast

• Chester Conklin as John Sloval
• Alice White as Sophie Sloval, his daughter
• Bodil Rosing as Ma Sloval, his wife
• Sam Hardy as Philip Hurd
• Jack Egan as Bill Hedges
• Ned Sparks as William Howard, newspaper editor; the role is Sparks's first performance in a talkie
• David Torrence as Managing Editor of Howard's newspaper

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Big Noise is considered a lost film.

References

Bibliography

• Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
• Alexander Walker, Vanity Fair, April 1929, p . 79 . 40 , p . 46

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