No Control (1927)
No Control (1927), directed by E.J. Babille, starring Harrison Ford and Phyllis Haver.
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TUNE IN on this comedy knockout. It will blow the safety valve off your chuckle engine. It has a "kick" and a thrill- with all the glamor of the "big tent" and the race track and radio combined.
Synopsis
Nancy Flood, whose father Noah operates a one-ring circus, decides to take a business job to earn extra money.
- Georges BenoîtCinematography
- E.J. BabilleDirector
- Scott SidneyDirector
- Frank CondonStory
About the film
No Control is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver and Jack Duffy. Due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared in 1928. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
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No Control is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver and Jack Duffy. Due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared in 1928. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
Cast
Harrison Ford as John Douglas Jr
Phyllis Haver as Nancy Flood
Jack Duffy as Noah Flood
Tom Wilson as Asthma
Toby Claude as Mrs. Douglas
E.J. Ratcliffe as John Douglas
Larry Steers as Kid Dugan
Albert Schaefer as The Fat Kid
Music
The sound version features a theme song entitled “I’ve No Control of My Heart” by Marian Gillespie (words) and John Hagen (music).
References
Bibliography
Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
No Control at IMDb
Text from No Control (1927 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Control_(1927_film)
Trivia
- It premiered on April 7, 1927, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h00 — short for a feature film.
- This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosMetropolitan Pictures Corporation of California
- CountriesUnited States
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Harrison Ford
John Douglas Jr. -
Phyllis Haver
Nancy Flood -
Jack Duffy
Noah Flood -
Tom Wilson
Asthma - Toby Claude Mrs. Douglas
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E.J. Ratcliffe
John Douglas -
Larry Steers
Kid Dugan
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Crew
- Georges Benoît Cinematography
- E.J. Babille Director
- Scott Sidney Director
- Frank Condon Story
- Tay Garnett Writer
- Zelda Sears Writer
Questions about this film
What is No Control about?
No Control: Nancy Flood, whose father Noah operates a one-ring circus, decides to take a business job to earn extra money.
Who directed No Control?
No Control was directed by E.J. Babille and Scott Sidney in 1927.
Who stars in No Control?
The cast of No Control includes Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver, Jack Duffy, Tom Wilson and Toby Claude.
How long is No Control?
No Control runs for 60 minutes, or 1h00.
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