The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BrabinDirector
- Ruth CummingsWriter
- Alice D.G. MillerWriter
- Marian AinsleeWriter
Cast
- Lili DamitaCamila (La Perichole)
- Ernest TorrenceUncle Pio
- Raquel TorresPepita
- Don AlvaradoManuel
- Duncan RenaldoEsteban
- Henry B. WalthallFather Juniper
- Michael VavitchViceroy
- Emily FitzroyMarquesa
- Jane WintonDoña Carla
Themes
nunbridgepulitzer prizepriest