The Dove
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Original title | The Dove |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1927 |
length | 90 minutes |
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Director | Roland West |
script |
Paul Bern Willard Mack Wallace Smith ( subtitles ) based on a play by Willard Mack |
production |
Norma Talmadge for the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation |
camera | Oliver T. Marsh |
cut | Hal C. Kern |
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The Dove is an American melodrama directed by Roland West from 1927 that is considered to be partially lost.
action
Dolores, called "The Dove" ("The Dove") is in love with the young Caballero Johnny Powell and is also coveted by Don José María y Sandoval. This organizes the kidnapping of his rival, whereupon Dolores would rather kill himself than live with Don José. Fortunately, Johnny manages to escape and save Dolores.
Background and awards
Gilbert Roland can be seen in one of his first roles. The camera work by Oliver T. Marsh was outstanding for the time and changed from the mostly sharp, clear images to gently focused images in the romantic close-ups, whereby both the composition and the lighting were extraordinary. Olga Baclanova can be seen in a small supporting role . Of the film, only four of a total of nine film rolls exist in the archive of the Library of Congress .
Art Director William Cameron Menzies received an Oscar at the first Academy Awards in 1929 for the enormous backdrop made of bricks and for “Best Set Design” in the film Weather Lights ( Tempest ) .
Web links
- The Dove in the Internet Movie Database (English)