| The Secret Hour | |
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| Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Written by | Rowland V. Lee(scenario) |
| Based on | play, They Knew What They Wanted, by Sidney Howard |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Pola Negri |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Robert Bassler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | February 4, 1928 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | Silent Version Sound Version (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
The Secret Hour is a lost[1] 1928 silent film romance drama directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Pola Negri. A sound version was released during the latter half of 1928. While the sound version of the film had no audible dialog, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It is based on the 1924 Broadway play, They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard.[2] It was produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and distributed through Paramount Pictures.[3][4]
In 1956, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.[5]
