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The Trial Turn
(1928) England
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Horace Kenney [the auditioning performer], Vernon Kingsley [the theatre manager]

British Sound Film Productions, Limited, production; distributed by British Sound Film Productions, Limited. / Sketch by Horace Kenney. / Released December 1928. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive film archive [original release and rerelease versions (207948A)].

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 13 May 2010.

References: Gifford-British n. 08461 : Website-BFI.