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The First Kiss

Filmography

Apr 5

Written By Bettina Klinger

The First Kiss

Directed by Rowland V. Lee. 60 mins. (1928)
Gary Cooper – Mulligan Talbot
A restless young heir returns to his family’s decaying estate on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, where forbidden love and long-buried tensions threaten the fragile honor of a once-prominent clan.
Also starring Fay Wray, Lane Chandler, Monroe Owsley, and Matthew Betz.
During production on the Chesapeake Bay, Fay Wray accidentally fell overboard while filming on a boat, and Cooper dove in to rescue her. The film is considered lost, with no known surviving prints.

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