Word: filming
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chapayev," which was screened in 1934, is the powerful story of a Red commander during the Revolution, written by the widow of the political commissar who accompanied him into battle. To those who do not understand the Russian language, the film offers English sub-titles in addition to fine choral music and the direction and acting of Russia's finest artists...
Elena Karam heads the white members of the cast and turns in a creditable performance, although hampered by poor direction and a Swedish accent, possibly derived from too great admiration of Garbo in the Napoleonic film, "Conquest." Alvin Childress heads the Negro cast in the role of a former slave and the father of Miss Karam. His role is very sympathetic and not very exacting, facts which make him the outstanding figure of the drama. Little can be said for the other actors white or Negro, except that they appear clumsy on the stage and give unnatural emphasis to their...
...more than bad ones is so firmly rooted in the Hollywood subconscious that when a producer contrives to make a cheap picture which is also good, it occasions an almost panic confusion. Thus when, in A Man to Remember, Producer Robert Sisk and Director Garson Kanin turned out a film which, although budgeted for only $119,000 and made in 15 days, was unmistakably well above average A picture quality, RKO scarcely knew what to make of the situation. Finally the publicity department hit on a scheme. Instead of inviting critics in a body to a gala preview, RKO invited...
...forest fire which was obviously genuine. These and similar exploits would by themselves be enough to make Dark Rapture, except for its title, a model for pictures of its type. In addition, Explorer Denis pickled his adventures in some of the most beautiful landscape photography ever recorded on film, used native music as the basis for a brilliant accompanying score and furnished an announcer, John Martin, who gives a running account of the proceedings without sounding like a hysteric with crumbs in his throat. The net result is an entertainment which not only makes the Dark Continent cease to seem...
...film which opened yesterday at the University is the definitive portrait of the public's conception of the screen capital. It is noisy (because it has to he), clever and thoroughly amusing throughout...