---
title: 'The Donovan Affair (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Capra'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-donovan-affair-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019831/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Donovan Affair (1929)

1929 · 83 min · Action, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Donovan Affair is a 1929 American pre-Code comedic murder-mystery film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures and is based upon the play of the same name by Owen Davis. Its original soundtrack, recorded on soundtrack discs, has been lost, although it has been recreated for live performances.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra)
- **Screenplay:** [Owen Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-davis), [Howard J. Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-j-green)
- **Producer:** [Harry Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cohn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Tetzlaff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-tetzlaff)

## Cast

- [Fred Kelsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kelsey)
- [William Collier Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-collier-jr)
- [John Roche](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-roche)
- [Agnes Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-ayres)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [John Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wallace)
- [Wheeler Vivian Oakman](https://cinepixo.com/people/wheeler-vivian-oakman)
- [Ethel Wales](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-wales)
- [Alphonse Ethier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alphonse-ethier)
- [Jack Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-holt)
- [Virginia Brown Faire](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brown-faire)
- [Dorothy Revier](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-revier)
- [Edward Hearn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-hearn)

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