Rivals (1926)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Rivals |
| Original title | What Price Glory? |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1926 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raoul Walsh |
| script | James T. O'Donohoe based on the original of the same name (1924) by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings |
| production | William Fox |
| music |
Ernö Rapée Lew Pollack |
| camera | Barney McGill |
| occupation | |
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Rivals is a 1926 American silent film directed by Raoul Walsh .
action
It's a classic love triangle. The focus is on two American soldiers, the First Sergeant Quirt and Captain Flagg. Both belong to the United States Marine Corps within the American armed forces, which fought on the French front against the German positions from 1917 to 1918. In the trenches they are brothers in arms, shooting side by side at the enemy. But both have long been rivals in many ways. Here, in the French theater of war, their rivalry finds expression in the struggle for the favor of the beautiful Charmaine de la Cognac, the lovely daughter of the local restaurant owner. In these moments, the two soldiers give each other absolutely nothing, fight many a word battle and sometimes act extremely rough against each other.
Production notes
The premiere of Rivalen , which had already been premiered as a play on Broadway in 1924 with great success, took place on November 23, 1926. The film opened in Germany and Austria the following year.
Rivals flushed around two million dollars into the box office of the producing Fox Film, a predecessor company of Twentieth Century Fox , and was thus considered a huge box-office success.
The two main actors Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen repeated their roles as Quirt and Flagg in two other Walsh films: 1929 in Fighting Cocks of Love (The Cock-Eyed World) and 1931 in Women of All Nations . The duo last appeared as Quirt and Flagg in John G. Blystone's film Hot Pepper in 1933 .
1952 came a sound film version of What Price Glory? in American cinemas under the same title. There was directed by John Ford .
Reviews
“Often humorous, sometimes grim, with a sentimental streak here and there, the cinematic implementation of 'What Price Glory' is… a powerful screen effort. The blazing jealousy of Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt is captured in vivid images in those scenes behind the battle lines, and the same soldiers are shown as brothers in arms, as Marines, forgetting everything when it comes to allegiance to their flag. (...) The role of Captain Flagg is played by Victor McLaglen, who is in his element here. He never misses an opportunity to show Flagg's mood, whether he's drinking, flirting, mocking, or fighting. He's one big guy from a man in a uniform that looks like it really belongs to him. Sometimes he's brutal, a man who grabs his food with his huge paws. When he pushes through the lines of his own comrades in the trenches, his only thought is the fight, always in the hope of victory. (...) Edmund Lowe, who has so far been seen in so-called leading actor roles, officiates as Sergeant Quirt, the non-commissioned officer who has the boldness to tell Flagg what he thinks of him (...) Mr. Lowe brings himself with all his heart into this character. (…) The charmer from the Marne, Charmaine, is portrayed by Dolores Del Rio, who, with not exactly little dedication, gives an excellent characterization of Cognac Pete's daughter. "
“One of the strongest American war films is 'Rivals', a bitter material and the song of praise of comradeship, but not without a touch of sentimentality. Victor McLaglen gives the fullness of his vitality to the sergeant, who is always ready to a fight with his fellows, but also always stands up for them when necessary. "
“Spicy comedy with a lot of fireworks for lip readers, which abruptly slips into grimness as soon as you turn to the horror of war, only to return to the cockiness of Flagg and Quirt at the end. Good entertainment after the play by Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson. "
Web links
- Rivals in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- What Price Glory? Review in The New York Times
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Fraenkel : Immortal Film: The great chronicle from the Laterna Magica to the sound film. Munich 1956, p. 335
- ^ Leonard Maltin : Movie & Video Guide, 1996 edition, p. 1440