The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)

Name: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 27 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Lili Damita, Ernest Torrence, Raquel Torres, Don Alvarado, Duncan Renaldo

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NR 1 hr 27 minMar 30th, 1929Drama

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.

StarringLili DamitaErnest TorrenceRaquel Torres

DirectorCharles Brabin

WritersMarian AinsleeRuth CummingsAlice D.G. Miller

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