The Magic Flame
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Magic Flame |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henry King |
| script | Bess Meredyth |
| production | Samuel Goldwyn |
| music | Sigmund Spaeth |
| camera | George Barnes |
| occupation | |
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The Magic Flame is an American film drama by Henry King from 1927 with the popular screen couple Ronald Colman and Vilma Bánky . The film is considered lost.
action
When Count Cassati, the eldest son of the King of Illyria, tries to seduce the trapeze artist Bianca in a hotel, she manages to escape. Her friend Tito, the clown of the circus, kills the count in a scuffle. In order not to be accused of murder, Tito puts on the count's clothes, who looks so confusingly similar, at the scene of the crime. Just as Tito was able to leave the hotel, ambassadors from Illyria appeared telling him that the king had died and that he was the successor and new ruler of the country. Bianca, in turn, returns to the hotel when she does not meet Tito at the circus, and finds his things there. She believes Count Cassati murdered Tito and swears vengeance. Tito alias Count Cassati is crowned king in Illyria. Bianca, who has traveled to Illyria, tries to kill the king, whom she believes to be the murderer of her lover, during the ceremony and is arrested. Tito has to sign her death warrant, but asks to see the prisoner. His Chancellor Umberto is playing wrong. He wants to see the king dead in order to come to power himself, and persuades Bianca to stab the king when he visits the prison. However, Tito recognizes them, and both now flee from the Chancellor, who also wants to kill Bianca as a witness to his plan. The escape succeeds and both return to the circus.
background
Since their first appearance together in The Dark Angel in 1925, Ronald Colman and Vilma Bánky had risen to become a popular screen couple. Both were under contract with Samuel Goldwyn , who used the two mostly in very elaborately produced romances against a historical background. The cost of production was sometimes close to $ 1,000,000, while the cost of an average production of the time rarely exceeded $ 200,000. Henry King directed several times. The success of the duo prompted other film studios to look specifically for screen pairs. In addition to Janet Gaynor / Charles Farrell , John Gilbert / Greta Garbo were particularly successful.
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1929 , the film received a nomination in the category
- Oscar / Best Cinematography - George Barnes