| Madonna of Avenue A | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Ray Doyle Francis Powers |
| Story by | "Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck) |
| Starring | Dolores Costello Grant Withers |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Edited by | Ray Doyle |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Madonna of Avenue A is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking)pre-Codedrama film directed byMichael Curtiz. It was produced and distributed byWarner Bros. It starredDolores Costello in one of her first sound films. This is reportedly alost film.[1][2][3]
The film featured a theme song entitled "My Madonna" with music by Louis Silvers and Fred Fisher and lyrics by Billy Rose. Dolores Costello sings the song in the film. The song is also played frequently as background music by the Vitaphone orchestra throughout the film.
Like many American films of the time,Madonna of Avenue A was subject to cuts bycity and state film censorship boards. In Kansas the film, with a plot involving prostitution, illegitimacy, and suicide was banned by the Board of Review.[4]
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