Girl on the Barge

The Girl on the Barge is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System process. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was filmed in Whitehall, NY. The town is looking for a copy of the movie but it appears to no longer be extant.

Cast

Jean Hersholt as McCadden
Sally O'Neil as Erie McCadden
Malcolm McGregor as Fogarty
Morris Mackintosh as Huron McCadden
Nancy Kelly as Superior McCadden
George Offerman Sr. as Ontario McCadden
Henry West as Tug Captain
J. Francis Robertson as Engineer

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "When You Were In Love With No One But Me" which was composed by Fred E. Ahlert, Joseph Cherniavsky and Roy Turk.

Production

Although set on the Erie Canal, The Girl on the Barge was filmed on the Champlain Canal in upper New York with the film crew set up in Glens Falls, as the Erie Canal looked too modern and commercialized for the story.