Clear the Decks

Clear the Decks is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film is based on the 1926 novel When the Devil Was Sick by E.J. Rath. The film stars Reginald Denny, Olive Hasbrouck, Otis Harlan, Lucien Littlefield, Collette Merton and Robert Anderson. The film was released on March 3, 1929, by Universal Pictures.^[1][2][3]

Clear the Decks
Directed by	Joseph Henabery
Screenplay by	Earle Snell Gladys Lehman Albert DeMond Charles Henry Smith
Based on	When the Devil Was Sick by E.J. Rath
Starring	Reginald Denny Olive Hasbrouck Otis Harlan Lucien Littlefield Collette Merton Robert Anderson
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton John English
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 3, 1929 (1929-03-03)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Cast

• Reginald Denny as Jack Armitage
• Olive Hasbrouck as Miss Bronson
• Otis Harlan as Pussyfoot
• Lucien Littlefield as Plinge
• Collette Merton as Blondie
• Robert Anderson as Mate
• Elinor Leslie as Aunt
• Brooks Benedict as Trumbull

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)