Editing Dean Jagger (section)

===Early films===
Jagger visited Los Angeles on a vaudeville show with [[Irene Rich]]. While there, he made his film debut in ''[[The Woman from Hell]]'' (1929) with [[Mary Astor]].  "My good notices," he later recalled, "had a reverse effect on the industry, which was suddenly revolutionized by sound pictures. With the one film to my credit, I was considered part of that group of untouchables – silent film stars."<ref name="los"/> He followed it with ''Handcuffed'' (1929).

Jagger decided to move into film production, helping raise money to make a feature that ultimately never was released. He returned to New York City.<ref>Road to Fame Often Bids a Dreary Detour, ''The Washington Post'', January 27, 1935: A1.</ref>