The world on fire
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The world on fire |
| Original title | The Patent Leather Kid |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 150 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alfred Santell |
| script |
Winifred Dunn Adela Rogers St. Johns Casey Robinson |
| production | Alfred Santell |
| music | Cecil Copping |
| camera |
Arthur Edeson Ralph Hammeras Alvin Knechtel |
| cut | Stephen Goosson |
| occupation | |
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The World in Flames is an American war film from 1927. The screenplay of the silent film is based on a story by Rupert Hughes.
action
Patent Leather Kid is a boxer from New York. The USA is at war against the German Reich, but Kid has no ambitions to fight for his country. When his friend Curley, a dancer, leaves him to entertain the troops fighting in Europe, his discontent grows.
Kid and his trainer are drafted into the army and sent to France. There, his trainer is killed in a battle. This loss leads to the fact that Kid now rushes into daring actions. He is seriously injured in one of these actions. He is partially paralyzed. He is following a military parade with his girlfriend, who now works as a nurse. His previously paralyzed hand rises in a military salute.
criticism
Mordaunt Hall from the New York Times particularly emphasized the performance of the main actor Richard Barthelmess, who did not make a single mistake. However, he assessed the film itself ambiguously. The first half is almost perfect in terms of movement and characterization. The second half is doing too much of a good thing in describing the operation, the hysteria and the recovery.
Awards
At the first Academy Awards in 1929 , Richard Barthelmess was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actor category.
background
The premiere took place on August 15, 1927 in New York. The film was first shown in Germany in 1929.
The film was set by Stephen Goosson .
Web links
- The world in flames in theInternet Movie Database(English)