The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair
Directed by	Frank Capra
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Written by	Owen Davis (play) Howard J. Green (screenplay) Dorothy Howell (screenplay)
Starring	Jack Holt Dorothy Revier William Collier Jr.
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	April 11, 1929 (1929-04-11)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Donovan Affair is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedic murder-mystery film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures. Its original soundtrack, recorded on soundtrack discs, has been lost, although it has been recreated for live performances.^[1]

Plot

After the lights go out at a fancy party, Jack Donovan (John Roche) turns up dead. Inspector Killian (Jack Holt) is called to the scene. As part of the investigation, he calls for a re-enactment of the events leading up to the murder. The lights go out, and another person turns up dead. Inspector Killian again calls for a re-enactment.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Jack Holt as Inspector Killian
Dorothy Revier as Jean Rankin
William Collier Jr. as Cornish
Agnes Ayres as Lydia Rankin
John Roche as Jack Donovan
Fred Kelsey as Carney
Hank Mann as Dr. Lindsey
Wheeler Oakman as Porter
Virginia Brown Faire as Mary Mills
Alphonse Ethier as Captain Peter Rankin
Edward Hearn as Nelson
Ethel Wales as Mrs. Lindsey

References

↑ "Film Forum · The Donovan Affair". Filmforum.org. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
↑ "The Donovan Affair (1929)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
↑ Hall, Mordaunt (1929-04-29). "Movie Review - The Donovan Affair - THE SCREEN; Amusing Murders. Versatile Willard Mack. - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.

External links

Frank Capra

Filmography

Feature films directed	Fultah Fisher's Boarding House The Strong Man Long Pants For the Love of Mike That Certain Thing So This Is Love? The Matinee Idol The Way of the Strong Say It with Sables The Power of the Press Submarine The Younger Generation The Donovan Affair Flight Ladies of Leisure Rain or Shine Dirigible The Miracle Woman Platinum Blonde Forbidden American Madness The Bitter Tea of General Yen Lady for a Day It Happened One Night Broadway Bill Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Lost Horizon You Can't Take It with You Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Meet John Doe Arsenic and Old Lace It's a Wonderful Life State of the Union Riding High Here Comes the Groom A Hole in the Head Pocketful of Miracles

Why We Fight series	Prelude to War The Nazis Strike Divide and Conquer The Battle of Britain The Battle of Russia The Battle of China War Comes to America

Other works	Know Your Enemy: Japan Here Is Germany Tunisian Victory Your Job in Germany Two Down and One to Go The Negro Soldier The Army–Navy Screen Magazine The Fallbrook Story The Bell Laboratory Science Series Our Mr. Sun Hemo the Magnificent

Related	Bibliography Frank Capra Jr. (son) Frank Capra III (grandson)

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