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The Shopworn Angel is a 1928 American part-talking romantic drama film directed by Richard Wallace starring Nancy Carroll and Gary Cooper.[2] The film was released by Paramount Pictures in a silent version as well as a sound version using the Movietone sound-on-film system.[1] This film was owned by Turner Entertainment and was distributed through Warner Bros.

The Shopworn Angel
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Screenplay by	Howard Estabrook Albert S. LeVino Tom Miranda (intertitles)
Based on	Private Pettigrew's Girl 1918 stoey in The Saturday Evening Post by Dana Burnet
Starring	Nancy Carroll Gary Cooper
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Robert Gessler
Music by	Ben Bergunker Andrea Setaro
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 29, 1928 (1928-12-29) (New York City) January 12, 1929 (1929-01-12) (U.S.)
Running time	80 minutes 7,112 feet (silent version) 7,377 feet (sound version)[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

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Cast

• Nancy Carroll as Daisy Heath
• Gary Cooper as William Tyler
• Paul Lukas as Bailey
• Roscoe Karns as the Dance Director
• Emmett King as The Chaplain
• Mildred Washington as Daisy's Maid
• Bert Woodruff as Bit Part (uncredited)

Sound

This film was nearing completion when The Jazz Singer (1927) was released. Dialogue was written for Gary Cooper and Nancy Carroll to compete with "talking pictures". The last scene was a wedding and the only lines of dialogue spoken in the film are Cooper's "I do" and Carroll's "I do". In addition, Carroll is also heard singing the theme song.

Preservation status

This film survives in an incomplete form at the Library of Congress.

References

External links

• The Shopworn Angel at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• The Shopworn Angel at the American Film Institute Catalog

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