The Crimson City (1928) is an American synchronized sound drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tucker.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The film was released by Warner Brothers Pictures on April 7, 1928.[2]
| The Crimson City | |
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 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Anthony Coldeway(orig. story & scenario) James A. Starr(intertitles) |
| Starring | Myrna Loy John Miljan Leila Hyams Anna May Wong |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels; at 5,388 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Plot
editThe story centers on an Asian woman named Onoto (Loy), who is rescued from slavery by a fugitive of European ancestry named Gregory Kent (Miljan). They fall in love, but prevailing mores about race doom the romance. Onoto leaves Kent so that he may marry another (Hyams).
Cast
edit- Myrna Loy as Onoto
- John Miljan as Gregory Kent
- Leila Hyams as Nadine Howells
- Matthew Betz as "Dagger Foo"
- Anders Randolf as Major Howells
- Sōjin Kamiyama as Sin Yoy
- Anna May Wong as Su
- Richard Tucker as Richard Brand
Preservation status
editThe only known surviving copy is kept at the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducros Hicken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3][4] A trailer for this film survives among the holdings of the Library of Congress.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "The Crimson City (1928)". imdb.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "The Crimson City / Archie Mayo [motion picture] : Bibliographic Record Description". Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress. June 14, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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- ^ Rohter, Larry (May 4, 2010). "The Full 'Metropolis'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
External links
edit- The Crimson City at IMDb
- The Crimson City synopsis at AllMovie
- lantern slide plate of the film
- lobby poster
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