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'''Aksel (Axel) Einar (Ejnar) Utzon-Frank''' (30 March 1888 – 15 July 1955) was a [[sculptor]] from [[Denmark]].
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| director = [[Ben F. Wilson]]
| producer = [[Ben F. Wilson]]
| writer = [[Robert A. Dillon|Robert Dillon]]
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| starring = [[Wally Wales]]<br>[[Neva Gerber]]
| music =
| cinematography = William Nobles
| editing = Frederick Bain
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| released = [[1 January]], [[1930]]
| runtime = 10 episodes
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| imdb_id = 0021527
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'''''The Voice from the Sky''''' is a [[1930 in film|1930]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[film serial]] directed by [[Ben F. Wilson]]. The film is considered to be [[lost film|lost]].
He was born in [[Frederiksberg]] in 1888,<ref name="kulturarv">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=1022|work=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon|title=Artist: Einar Utzon-Frank|author=Kulturarvsstyrelsen|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref>, the son of Jens Christian Frank and Anna Cathrine Utzon.<ref name="Genealogy">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbachRefresh.do?kunstnerId=1022&wsektion=genealogi|title=Einar Utzon-Frank - Genealogy|author=Anette Sørensen|work=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> He began his artistic life as a painter, but changed direction to become a sculptor.<ref name="gravsted">{{cite web|url=http://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=einarutzon-frank|title=Einar Utzon-Frank|work=gravsted.dk|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref>


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==Cast==
He trained in the [[Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts]] in 1906,<ref name="education">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbachRefresh.do?kunstnerId=1022&wsektion=uddannelse|title=Einar Utzon-Frank - Education|author=Anette Sørensen|work=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> where he became a friend of the somewhat older Kai Nielsen. However, the two friends followed diverging paths through their creative careers, with Nielsen following a lush modernism in contrast to Utzon-Frank's clear cool classical style which follows the tradition of [[Bertel Thorvaldsen]].<ref name="biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbachRefresh.do?kunstnerId=1022&wsektion=biografi|title=Einar Utzon-Frank - Biography|author=Anette Sørensen|work=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref>
* [[Wally Wales]] - Jack Deering, U. S. Secret Service
* [[Neva Gerber]] (as Jean Delores) - Jean Lovell
* [[Robert D. Walker|Robert Walker]] - Edgar Ballin
* [[J. P. Lockney]] - Geoffrey Mentor
* Al Haskell - Henchman 'Patch-Eye'
* [[Cliff Lyons (actor)|Cliff Lyons]] - Henchman 'Humpy'
* John C. McCallum - J. C. Gates
* Merle Farris - Mrs. Deering (Jack's mother)
* The Man from Nowhere (a mysterious black-cloaked figure)


==See also==
He married Gerda Harriet Margrete Christensen on 4 December 1908.<ref name="biography" /> Their daughter Grete Utzon Frank was born on 8 February 1909 in [[Copenhagen]] and she married painter and author William Flemming Bergsøe on 21 March 1930.<ref name="flemming">{{cite web|url=http://www.smidths.dk/gruppe6/597.htm|title=Maler Og Forfatter Flemming Vilhelm Bergsøe|work=Slægtsside for Tom Smidth|author=Tom Smidth|year=2007|accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref>
* [[List of film serials]]
* [[List of film serials by studio]]


==External links==
Einar Utzen-Frank travelled abroad in 1912-13, visiting [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]], [[Munich]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]], [[Naples]], [[Paestum]], [[Paris]] and later [[Italy]], [[Greece]] and [[England]],<ref name="travel">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbachRefresh.do?kunstnerId=1022&wsektion=rejser|title=Einar Utzon-Frank - Travel|author=Anette Sørensen|work=Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> and many of the classical influences from his travels are evident in his work.
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In 1918 at the age of 30 he was appointed a professor at the [[Royal Danish Academy of Art]] in Copenhagen, a post in which he remained until 1955.<ref name="gravsted" /> In his teaching, he laid emphasis on solid craftsmanship skills. He was a teacher and educator of great importance and came to dominate several generations of sculptors, including [[Henry Heerup]], Sigrid Lütken, [[Janus Kamban]], Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, Gestur Þorgrímsson<ref name="Þorgrímsson">{{cite web|url=http://www.hafnarborg.is/Egestur.htm|title=Gestur Þorgrímsson - “Tvíund”|work=Exhibitions Hafnarborg|year=2007|accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref> and Douglas Bisset.<ref name="bisset">{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=bisset_d|title=Douglas Bisset (1908-2000)|work=Glasgow - City of Sculpture|author=Gary Nisbet|accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref>


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During his lifetime he produced a large number of sculptures, many of which stand as public monuments. He died in [[Asserbo]] in 1955.
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==Works==
[[Category:English-language films]]
His best-known works include:<ref name="gravsted" />
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* Knælende Aphrodite (1916)
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* Atalante (1919)
[[Category:Black and white films]]
* Slangedræber (Politigården in Copenhagen 1924)
[[Category:Films directed by Ben F. Wilson]]
* Beatrice as poesiens genius (Dantesøjlen Copenhagen 1924), sold in 2003 for 28,000 [[Danish krone|DKK]]<ref name="auction">{{cite web|url=http://www.artinfo.com/artists/upcomingworks/185955/ejnar-utzon-frank/|title=Recent Lots at Auction for Ejnar Utzon-Frank|work=Artinfo|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>
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* Sarkofag for [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederik VIII]] ([[Roskilde Cathedral]])
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* Hamlet mindegrav ([[Coventry]] 1926)
* [[Eric of Pomerania|Erik of Pomerania]] (1926), sold in 2002 for 14,000 DKK<ref name="auction" />
* Vejrpigerne (Richshuset in Copenhagen 1936)
* Knud the Holy ([[Odense]] 1944)
* Rytterstatue of [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]] (St. Annæ Square in Copenhagen 1954)
* Thorvaldsen (1953)

==References==
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The Voice from the Sky
Directed byBen F. Wilson
Written byRobert Dillon
Produced byBen F. Wilson
StarringWally Wales
Neva Gerber
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Edited byFrederick Bain
Release dates
1 January, 1930
Running time
10 episodes
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

The Voice from the Sky is a 1930 science fiction film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson. The film is considered to be lost.

Cast

  • Wally Wales - Jack Deering, U. S. Secret Service
  • Neva Gerber (as Jean Delores) - Jean Lovell
  • Robert Walker - Edgar Ballin
  • J. P. Lockney - Geoffrey Mentor
  • Al Haskell - Henchman 'Patch-Eye'
  • Cliff Lyons - Henchman 'Humpy'
  • John C. McCallum - J. C. Gates
  • Merle Farris - Mrs. Deering (Jack's mother)
  • The Man from Nowhere (a mysterious black-cloaked figure)

See also

External links

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