Noisy Neighbors

"Mad, Merry, Musical Monarchs....Kings of Jazz, Masters of Mirth! But they needed all their stage tricks when they inherited a Southern estate and a feud along with it!"

1929 1h 0m EN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A family of down-and-out vaudevillians discover that they are the last of the Van Revels, heirs to a Southern plantation and a blood feud with the Carstairs family that began 60 years earlier over a game of croquet. After Eddie falls in love with the neighbors' daughter, a mountaineer branch of the Carstairs clan resumes the feud with the intent of annihilating the Van Revels.

“Mad, Merry, Musical Monarchs....Kings of Jazz, Masters of Mirth! But they needed all their stage tricks when they inherited a Southern estate and a feud along with it!”

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Cast

Eddie Quillan
Eddie Van Revel
Alberta Vaughn
Mary Carstairs
Jane Keckley
Mother
Theodore Roberts
Colonel Carstairs
Ray Hallor
David
Russell Simpson
Ebenezer
Mike Donlin
Second Son
Joseph Quillan
Brother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Reisner
Writers: John W. Krafft, F. Hugh Herbert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Reisner, shot by David Abel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne Bauchens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eddie Quillan and Alberta Vaughn and Jane Keckley carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Mad, Merry, Musical Monarchs....Kings of Jazz, Masters of Mirth! But they needed all their stage tricks when they inherited a Southern estate and a feud along with it!".

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IMDB entry: tt0020225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Reisner directs. David Abel behind the camera. Anne Bauchens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Charles Reisner, shot by David Abel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Anne Bauchens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eddie Quillan and Alberta Vaughn and Jane Keckley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mad, Merry, Musical Monarchs....Kings of Jazz, Masters of Mirth! But they needed all their stage tricks when they inherited a Southern estate and a feud along with it!".
8IMDB entry: tt0020225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.