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Sweeping Against the Winds
(1930) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4800 feet
Directed by Victor Adamson

Cast: Theodore von Eltz, Dorothy Lee, George W. Berlliner, Kathleen Key, Paddy O’Flynn, [?] Florence Lawrence?

Victor Adamson Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. [?] Unidentified synchronized sound system. / The production was shot in 1928. The film was also released in the USA in a silent version, in five reels. [?] Website-AFI lists the film as released in 1930, based on a New York state exhibition license granted on 20 June 1930. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm acetate duplicate negative, and 35mm projection positive]; and in private collections [16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 31 January 2025.

References: Limbacher-Feature p. 239 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.