Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)
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Nothing But the Truth is a sound
comedy film
starring Richard Dix
. The film was remade as Nothing But the Truth
(1941) starring Bob Hope
and Paulette Goddard
.
Meanwhile, E. M. Burke (Churchill), Frank Connelly (Bartels), and Clarence Van Dyke (Sparks) bet Bennett they will pay him $10,000 if he tells the truth for 24 hours. The men later go to a nightclub where they meet Sabel and Mabel Jackson (Gibson and Kane), who are a gold-digging sister act.
Mabel Jackson sings Do Something
. After the show, the sisters ask Burke to back their show for them. They are determined to hold Burke to his promise to finance their idea for a show. and won't take no for an answer. They hold all the cards, as they have managed to enter Burke's home and refuse to leave without the cash. Burke's wife Mrs. Burke (Gray) learns from Robert that her husband had promised to back the Sister's show. which makes his wife furious. Robert asks every question truthfully, before the 24 hours are over. His fiancée Dorothy asks him if he loves her and what he had done with all the money, he tells her the answer without telling a lie. Around 4pm, Robert has won the money by telling the truth.
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
starring Richard Dix
Richard Dix
Richard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...
. The film was remade as Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth (1941 film)
Nothing But the Truth is a comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, their third movie together in three years. The movie was directed by Elliott Nugent....
(1941) starring Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
and Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Erich...
.
Plot summary
Robert Bennett (Dix) is a stockbroker who is very carefree with other people's money. Encouraging clients to buy stocks in companies that are failing is all in a day's work to him. His fiancée Dorothy Hall has to raise $40,000 for a charity project, comes to him with $10,000 to invest from her charity group, and wants him to double it within five days.Meanwhile, E. M. Burke (Churchill), Frank Connelly (Bartels), and Clarence Van Dyke (Sparks) bet Bennett they will pay him $10,000 if he tells the truth for 24 hours. The men later go to a nightclub where they meet Sabel and Mabel Jackson (Gibson and Kane), who are a gold-digging sister act.
Mabel Jackson sings Do Something
Do Something (1929)
"Do Something" is a song written by Sam H. Stept and Bud Green for the Paramount Pictures film Nothing But the Truth , in which the song was performed by Helen Kane. Unfortunately, the scene of Kane singing this song seems to be missing from the only existing print of the movie.Kane also had a...
. After the show, the sisters ask Burke to back their show for them. They are determined to hold Burke to his promise to finance their idea for a show. and won't take no for an answer. They hold all the cards, as they have managed to enter Burke's home and refuse to leave without the cash. Burke's wife Mrs. Burke (Gray) learns from Robert that her husband had promised to back the Sister's show. which makes his wife furious. Robert asks every question truthfully, before the 24 hours are over. His fiancée Dorothy asks him if he loves her and what he had done with all the money, he tells her the answer without telling a lie. Around 4pm, Robert has won the money by telling the truth.
Cast
- Richard DixRichard DixRichard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...
as Robert Bennett - Berton ChurchillBerton ChurchillBerton Churchill was a Canadian actor.Born in Toronto, Ontario. As a young man interested in the theater, he appeared in stock companies as early as 1903 and later headed to New York City where he began an acting career that soon put him on the Broadway stage...
as E.M. Burke - Louis John Bartels as Frank Connelly
- Ned SparksNed SparksNed Sparks was a Canadian character actor. Sparks was well known for his deadpan expression and deep, gravelly voice.-Early life and career:...
as Clarence van Dyke - Wynne GibsonWynne GibsonWynne Gibson was an American actress of the 1930s.Early in her career she had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera. It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads...
as Sabel Jackson - Helen KaneHelen KaneHelen Kane was an American popular singer; her signature song was "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Kane's voice and appearance were a likely source for Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick when creating Betty Boop, although It-girl Clara Bow is another possible influence.-Early life:Born as Helen...
as Mabel Jackson - Dorothy Hall as Gwenn Burke
- Madeline Grey as Mrs. E.M. Burke
- Nancy Ryan as Ethel Clark
- William Crane as Drunk
- Preston FosterPreston FosterPreston Foster was an American stage and film actor, and singer. Foster entered films in 1929 after appearing as a Broadway stage actor. He was appearing in Broadway plays as late as October 1931 when he acted in a play titled Two Seconds starring Edward J. Pawley...
as Nightclub Patron
See also
- Do Something (1929 song)
- Nothing But the TruthNothing But the Truth (1941 film)Nothing But the Truth is a comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, their third movie together in three years. The movie was directed by Elliott Nugent....
(1941 film)