My Man is a 1928

1928 in film

-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...

 black and white part-talkie

Part-talkie

A part-talkie is a partly, and most often primarily, silent film which includes one or more synchronous sound sequences with audible dialog or singing. During the silent portions lines of dialog are presented as "titles" -- printed text briefly filling the screen -- and the soundtrack is used only...

 American

United States

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 comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 from Warner Brothers Pictures starring Fannie Brice and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams The tagline was "FANNIE BRICE (The Female Al Jolson) in the SINGING-TALKING VITAPHONE PICTURE "MY MAN"". This was Fannie Brice's first ever movie at the age of 37; before she made movies she was a star in the Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air....

. At the time this movie was made there were still some silent movie

Silent Movie

Silent Movie is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks, and released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 1976...

s in production and being released. It would not be until 1929 for talking movies to take over, but Warner Brothers had completely stopped making silent movies and switched to sound pictures, either part talking or full talking. Warner Brothers would also start making movies in color as well as sound movies.

Film Preservation

My Man is believed to be a lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

 or Incomplete  film; only the 1st reel, the 2nd reel, and the 11th reel still survive, also the trailer survives and the full soundtrack.

Plot

An industrial girl, Fannie Brand who is supporting her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is off when Fannie finds Joe cheating on her with her sister. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, then later on Fannie becomes a big success and she and Joe get back together.

Cast

• Fanny Brice
  Fanny Brice
  Fanny Brice was a popular and influential American illustrated song "model," comedienne, singer, theatre and film actress, who made many stage, radio and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series, The Baby Snooks Show...
  
   - Fannie Brand
• Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams - Joe Halsey (as Guinn Williams)
• Edna Murphy
  Edna Murphy
  Edna Murphy was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by ScreenLand Magazine....
  
   - Edna Brand
• Andrés De Segurola
  Andrés de Segurola
  Andrés Perelló de Segurola was a Spanish operatic bass who performed as Andrés de Segurola.-Biography:...
  
   - Landau (as André De Segurola)
• Richard Tucker
  Richard Tucker (actor)
  Richard Tucker was an American actor. He appeared in 266 films between 1911 and 1940.He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors...
  
   - Waldo
• Billy Seay - Sammy
• Arthur Hoyt
  Arthur Hoyt
  Arthur Hoyt was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34 year film career, about a third of them silent films. He was a brother of Harry O...
  
   - Thorne
• Ann Brody
  Ann Brody
  Ann Brody , née Ann Goldstein, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 58 films between 1915 and 1934.She was born in Poland, and died in New York City.-Selected filmography:...
  
   - Mrs. Schultz
• Clarissa Selwynne - Forelady

Songs

• "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You"

by Fred Fisher

Fred Fisher

Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...

 and Billy Rose

Billy Rose

William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...

 

Sung by Fanny Brice

• "My Man"
  Mon Homme
  "Mon Homme" is a popular song known by its English translation, My Man. The song was originally composed by Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, and Maurice Yvain.-History:...
  
  

Music by Maurice Yvain

Lyrics by Channing Pollock

Sung by Fanny Brice

• "Second Hand Rose"

Music by James F. Hanley

Lyrics by Grant Clarke

Sung by Fanny Brice

• "If You Want the Rainbow, You Must Have the Rain"

Music by Oscar Levant

Lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose

Sung by Fanny Brice

• "I'm An Indian"

Music by Leo Edwards

Leo Edwards (composer)

Leo Edwards was a Broadway composer. He was the brother of Gus Edwards,, who was also a Broadway composer....

Lyrics by Blanche Merrill

Sung by Fanny Brice

• "I Was a Floradora Baby"

Music by Harry Carroll

Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald

Sung by Fanny Brice