Silver Queen
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Silver Queen |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1942 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lloyd Bacon |
| script |
Cecile Kramer Bernard Schubert |
| production | Harry Sherman |
| music | Victor Young |
| camera | Russell Harlan |
| cut | Sherman A. Rose |
| occupation | |
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Silver Queen is a 1942 American western directed by Lloyd Bacon. The lead roles are starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane . The script is based on a story by Forrest Halsey and WM. Allen Johnston.
action
US President Ulysses S. Grant announced in New York in 1873 that the national debt was three billion dollars. James Kincaid, a professional player, doesn't care, he and his valet Blackie earn his living playing poker . One day, Kincaid receives an invitation from investment broker Stephen Adams and daughter Coralie to a charity ball asking them to work at the gaming table and raise money for charity. Coralie, engaged to the wealthy Gerald Forsythe, is immediately drawn to James; this also contributes to the fact that games of chance hold a special fascination for young women. That evening, Adams speaks to Forsythe and tries to put pressure on him to marry soon, as he is sure that Coralie will enjoy security and respect at Gerald's side.
After the ball is over, Adams, who has a thing for gambling, plays his “Gamblers Luck” silver mine in Nevada playing cards against Kincaid in the casino. The next morning, when the Wall Street stock market collapses and panic spreads, Forsythe, who works for Adams, suggests that Adams sell his silver mining stocks without realizing that Adams gambled them away the night before and is now broke . Shortly afterwards, Adams dies of heart failure as a result of the excitement. Coralie assures her father's creditors that she will repay his debts.
Forsythe, who now knows to whom Adams lost the mine, wants to buy it back from Kincaid. Forsythe's high bid is suspect to Kincaid, especially since Kincaid claims the mine is worthless. Since Kincaid has fallen in love with Coralie, he wants to give her the mine as a wedding present, so to speak. He relies on Forsythe's assurance that only Coralie's name will be on the bearer papers.
Then James moves on to a city where there is good income and Coralie also leaves New York and asks Forsythe not to look for her until she sends him a message. Coralie travels to San Francisco with her maid Ruby. To make a living, she uses the talent she has for playing poker and plays professionally. In 1877, Coralie made it, she owns her own casino and is able to send Gerald one last outstanding payment of 10,000 dollars, convinced that he has paid her father's debts to his creditors. She does not know that Gerald used the money she had paid him to develop the silver vein and now, in order not to stop halfway, needs another 30,000 dollars. However, his mother, whom he asks for more money, refuses him. Forsythe then pressures Carson, his foreman at the mine, to keep costs down to the bare minimum.
When Kincaid comes to San Francisco, he is surprised to find out who is behind the famous name Silver Queen , his beloved Coralie. When he learns that Coralie and Gerald never married and that she has not seen him in years, he is all the more pleased. Both fall in love again. When they meet Coralie's uncle Hector in the hotel, his poverty can be clearly seen. James learns that Hector has never been compensated by James. Since it is unclear what happened to the mine, which was supposed to be in Coralie's name, Kincaid plans to investigate in Nevada. When Hector is run over by a carriage while fog prevails, he can barely tell Coralie where James went, then he dies. Coralie remains despondent when Gerald unexpectedly shows up and claims that Hector has lost all of his money. He, on the other hand, bought the mine for her from James. Although Coralie is unsettled by Gerald's stories, she will not let him push her into a hasty marriage, even if she has to believe that James is not being honest with her.
James has since found out that Gerald owns the mine, which he himself specifically wanted to have transferred to Coralie, and which is said to be extremely profitable. When James is threatened by Carson and his buddy, the Sheriff, he finally realizes that Gerald is not clean.
When Gerald arrives with Coralie in Nevada City, he confronts them with the facts and accuses him of wanting to marry Coralie only to avoid accusations of fraud. Thereupon a fight breaks out between the men. All of a sudden Gerald draws a gun, a shot is fired and Coralie sinks to the ground. Gerald is taken away by Blackie, who wears the sheriff's badge. However, a doctor summoned determines that Coralie is merely passed out and only collapsed to prevent a shootout. When she learns the truth about Gerald from James, she literally comes to life and promises James that she will never doubt his love for a lifetime.
Production and Background
The shooting extended over the period April 9 to early May 1942. The film was produced by Harry Sherman Productions, distributed by United Artists .
The Hollywood Reporter reported at the time that Harry Sherman Productions hadborrowedGeorge Brent, Priscilla Lane and director Lloyd Bacon from Warner Bros. Sherman's daughter Teddi was originally supposed to play in the film, but that was not due to illness. Katharine Booth, who initially appeared on the cast list, was presumably replaced by Eleanor Stewart.
Bob Nixon believed that leaving Warner actors was less generous than it might seem at first glance, as these stars were only second-tier for the studio compared to, say, top-tier stars like Bette Davis and Errol Flynn and director Michael Curtiz . The former band singer Priscilla Lane was at this point no longer at the peak of her career. After that, she only made one film for Warner before her career came to an end in 1948. Cinematographer Russell Harlan was one of many long-term employees of Sherman, who later led the camera in various films by director Howard Hawks and was nominated for an Oscar six times .
reception
publication
The film premiered in the United States on November 13, 1942. On January 10, 1943, it started in New York. It was published in Sweden in August 1943 and in Mexico in September 1943. It was launched in Portugal in August 1944, in Italy in 1947, in Denmark in August 1948 and in France in October 1948. It was also published in Brazil, Spain and Greece.
criticism
T.S 'film reviews for The New York Times were mixed. So he wrote that Mr. Sherman had done better in the past, but maybe all the noise was getting on his nerves. So he tearfully watch over two endless deathbed scenes. Unfortunately, the story of emotional entanglements between Priscilla Lane and Bruce Cabot as the thieving scapegoat and George Brent as the honest gamer is almost as old as the time the film was set. Although Miss Lane cuts a remarkable figure when she appears dressed in the robes of the period, her performance in visualizing emotional turmoil and the stresses she goes through resembles that of an overzealous schoolgirl.
Awards
- Ralph Berger and Emile Kuri were nominated in the category “Best Production Design” (black and white film) , but had to admit defeat to Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright and Thomas Little and the war drama This Above All .
- Victor Young was nominated in the category "Best Film Music" (Drama / Comedy) , but could not prevail over Max Steiner and the literary film adaptation Reise aus der Past .
Web links
- Silver Queen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Silver Queen at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Silver Queen various film posters and film images sS whosdatedwho.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Silver Queen Original Print Info sS TCM - Turner Classic Movies (English)
- ↑ Silver Queen Notes sS TCM (English)
- ↑ Bob Nixon: Silver Queen Articles sS TCM (English)
- ↑ TS: The Screen; A Western, but No Guns In: The New York Times . January 11, 1943. Retrieved January 26, 2018.