Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)

Nothing But the Truth 1929
Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Produced by	James Montgomery
Written by	John McGowan
Starring	Richard Dix Berton Churchill Ned Sparks Wynne Gibson Helen Kane
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	20 April 1929
Running time	78 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Nothing But the Truth (1929) is a sound comedy film starring Richard Dix. The film was remade as Nothing But the Truth (1941) starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.

Plot summary

Robert Bennett (Dix) is a stockbroker who is very carefree with other people's money. Encouraging clients to buy stocks in companies that are failing is all in a day's work to him. His fiancée Dorothy Hall has to raise $40,000 for a charity project, comes to him with $10,000 to invest from her charity group, and wants him to double it within five days.

Meanwhile, E. M. Burke (Churchill), Frank Connelly (Bartels), and Clarence Van Dyke (Sparks) bet Bennett they will pay him $10,000 if he tells the truth for 24 hours. The men later go to a nightclub where they meet Sabel and Mabel Jackson (Gibson and Kane), who are a gold-digging sister act.

Mabel Jackson sings Do Something. After the show, the sisters ask Burke to back their show for them. They are determined to hold Burke to his promise to finance their idea for a show. and won't take no for an answer. They hold all the cards, as they have managed to enter Burke's home and refuse to leave without the cash. Burke's wife Mrs. Burke (Gray) learns from Robert that her husband had promised to back the Sister's show. which makes his wife furious. Robert asks every question truthfully, before the 24 hours are over. His fiancée Dorothy asks him if he loves her and what he had done with all the money, he tells her the answer without telling a lie. Around 4pm, Robert has won the money by telling the truth.

Cast

• Richard Dix as Robert Bennett
• Berton Churchill as E.M. Burke
• Louis John Bartels as Frank Connelly
• Ned Sparks as Clarence van Dyke
• Wynne Gibson as Sabel Jackson
• Helen Kane as Mabel Jackson
• Dorothy Hall as Gwenn Burke
• Madeline Grey as Mrs. E.M. Burke
• Nancy Ryan as Ethel Clark
• William Crane as Drunk
• Preston Foster as Nightclub Patron

See also

• Do Something (1929 song)
• Nothing But the Truth (1941 film)

External links

• Nothing But the Truth 1929 at the Internet Movie Database
• Nothing But the Truth 1929 at AllRovi
• Nothing But the Truth (1929) at Richard Dix website
• Nothing But the Truth at Silent Era.com