The Big Pond
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| Directed by | Hobart Henley |
| Produced by | Monta Bell |
| Written by | Garrett Fort (story) Robert Presnell Sr. (story) Preston Sturges (dialogue) George Middleton (play) A.E. Thomas (play) |
| Starring | Maurice Chevalier Claudette Colbert |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Editing by | Emma Hill |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 3 May 1930 |
| Running time | 72 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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This article is about the 1930s film. For other uses of Big Pond, see Big pond.
The Big Pond is a 1930 romantic comedy film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Hobart Henley, and starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, George Barbier, Marion Ballou and Andrée Corday.
The movie was adapted by Garrett Fort, Robert Presnell Sr. and Preston Sturges from the play by George Middleton and A.E. Thomas. It was directed by Hobart Henley.[1]
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Maurice Chevalier). It also provided Chevalier with his first American hit song Living In the Sunlight, Loving In the Moonlight written by Al Sherman and Al Lewis.[2]
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[edit] Cast
- Maurice Chevalier as Pierre Mirande
- Claudette Colbert as Barbara Billings
- George Barbier as Mr. Billings
- Marion Ballou as Mrs. Billings
- Andrée Corday as Toinette
- Frank Lyon as Ronnie
- Nat Pendleton as Pat O'Day
- Elaine Koch as Jennie
[edit] Production
The film was shot in Paramount Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA [3]
[edit] References
- ^ The Big Pond (1930) Overview
- ^ Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond, Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
- ^ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
[edit] External links
- The Big Pond at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Pond at Allmovie
- The Big Pond at the TCM Movie Database
