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The Heart of General Robert E. Lee
(1928) United States of America
Color : Two reels
Directed by R. William Neill (Roy William Neill)

Cast: J. Barney Sherry [General Robert E. Lee], Marjorie Daw [Virginia Hale], Richard Walling [Jack Clay], William Walling (Will Walling) [Colfax Clay], George Berliner [a sergeant]

[?] Colorcraft Pictures in association with Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation? production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A Technicolor Production]. / Produced by Herbert T. Kalmus. Scenario by Leon Abrams. Production management by Aubrey Scotto. Cinematography by George Cave. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. / Released [?] 22 or 27? September 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Technicolor two-strip color process. / The seventh film in the “Great Events” series of two-reel historical films. / [?] Silent film or full-sound film?

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Color cinematography - History: USA: American Civil War (1861-1865) - People: Military: General Robert E. Lee - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 12 April 2025.

References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 7 : Website-IMDb.