Weary River (1929) - (Movie Clip) It's Up To You

Name: Weary River (1929) -- (Movie Clip) It's Up To You
Uploaded: 2015-02-03T00:00:00-05:00
Duration: 3 min 48 s
Description: Bootlegger Jerry (Richard Barthelmess) and gal Alice (Betty Compson) begin talking and singing upon adjourning to their apartment, sampling a standard before performing an original by Louis Silvers and Grant Clarke, dubbed by Johnny Murray, in the part-talkie Weary River, 1929.

Bootlegger Jerry (Richard Barthelmess) and gal Alice (Betty Compson) begin talking and singing upon adjourning to their apartment, sampling a standard before performing an original by Louis Silvers and Grant Clarke, dubbed by Johnny Murray, in the part-talkie Weary River, 1929.

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