---
title: 'The Single Standard (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John S. Robertson'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-single-standard-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020410/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Single Standard (1929)

1929 · 73 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Single Standard is a 1929 American synchronized sound romantic drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by veteran John S. Robertson and starring Greta Garbo, Nils Asther. and Johnny Mack Brown. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John S. Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-s-robertson)
- **Screenplay:** [Josephine Lovett](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-lovett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [Hunt Stromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunt-stromberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh)
- **Editor:** [Blanche Sewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-sewell)

## Cast

- [Mahlon Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahlon-hamilton)
- [Nils Asther](https://cinepixo.com/people/nils-asther)
- [Kathlyn Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathlyn-williams)
- [Johnny Mack Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mack-brown)
- [Dorothy Sebastian](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-sebastian)
- [Zeffie Tilbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/zeffie-tilbury)
- [Greta Garbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-garbo)
- [Lane Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-chandler)

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