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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Good-Bye Kiss
1928 1h 30m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Sally (Sally Eilers) joins the Salvation Army in order to follow her boyfriend Johnny (Johnny Burke) when he's shipped off to fight in the First World War. When Johnny turns out to be a bit of a coward, Sally spurs him and his fellow soldiers on to heroism. The Good-Bye Kiss was noted at the time for being a Mack Sennett comedy played relatively straight, with plenty of plot and very little slapstick.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Johnny Burke
Johnny
Sally Eilers
Sally
Matty Kemp
Bill Williams
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mack Sennett
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The take
Mack Sennett directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Johnny Burke and Sally Eilers and Matty Kemp carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0018951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Mack Sennett
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1928-07-08
