Dry Martini (film)

Dry Martini
Directed byHarry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Written byDouglas Z. Doty
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringMary Astor
CinematographyConrad Wells
Edited byFrank E. Hull
Music byErno Rapee
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English intertitles)

Dry Martini is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring Mary Astor and Matt Moore. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. Samuel L. Rothafel also contributed music for the film. It was adapted from the 1926 novel Dry Martini: a Gentleman Turns to Love by John Thomas. Ray Flynn was an assistant director.[1][2]

Plot

Wealthy divorced American Willoughby Quimby has been living in Paris, France for ten years when he learns his adult daughter Elizabeth is coming to visit. He has been living the high life full of wine and women but decides to forego both during her stay. Elizabeth gets bored with him so she begins seeing rakish artist Paul De Launay. Quimby's young pal Freddie Fletcher saves Elizabeth from the clutches of de Launay in the nick of time. After Elizabeth's marriage to Freddie, her father returns to his wanton ways.

Cast

Censorship

When Dry Martini was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of an intertitle with the caption, "You can count on her discretion."[3]

Preservation

Dry Martini is a lost film.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Dry Martini at silentera.com
  3. ^ "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety. 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Dry Martini at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Fox Film Corporation 1928 Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Dry Martini
  6. ^ Dry Martini at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)


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