High School Hero
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | High School Hero |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Butler |
| script | David Butler, William M. Conselman , Seton I. Miller |
| camera | Ernest Palmer |
| occupation | |
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High School Hero is an American silent film from 1927 in which David Butler made his directorial debut.
action
Pete and Bill have been rivals since childhood. In high school this picture will continue because both fall in love Eleanor. Only when both of them are together with the basketball team in the final, this feud is ended, as they have learned that Eleanor is with Allen.
background
The film was completed on an estimated budget of $ 53,000 by production company Fox Film Corporation . The film was shot in Los Angeles and the Hollywood neighborhoods at Hollywood High School and West Los Angeles at Sawtelle High School. The comedy film was recorded as a silent film in black and white with an aspect ratio of 1.33: 1 on 35 mm film . The footage amounts to a total of 1,675.79 meters, which means six rolls of film .
The film premiered in the United States on October 16, 1927.
reception
Hal Erickson from All Movie Guide thinks the performance is “convincing” . With this film, Butler was able to convince the company Fox Film (later 20th Century Fox ) for further films in which he directed.
Web links
- High School Hero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hal Erickson : High School Hero (1927). All Movie Guide , accessed November 6, 2014 .
- ^ High School Hero. The New York Times , accessed November 5, 2014 .