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Crying for the Carolines

1930 · 6 min · US

Neil McGuire, Leon Schlesinger Productions, 1930. Milton Charles in the leads. It is the first short film to be produced solely by Leon Schlesinger Productions for Warner Bros. The theme for this short film is played on the Wurlitzer organ by Milton Charles, a theatre organist during the silent era of film. US 1929/30 title; renewal not checked title-by-title. About 6 minutes; Wikimedia Commons print.

Animation · Music

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1930 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons · FM-49 ingest; wikimedia full video

Video: Warner Bros. Pictures · Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBo98gjikxQ · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

Milton Charles · Himself / The Singing Organist

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Milton Charles

Himself / The Singing Organist

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