The Power of Love (film)

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Movie
Original title The Power of Love
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Country of production United States
original language Silent movie
Publishing year 1922
Rod
Director Nat G. Deverich, Harry K. Fairall
production Harry K. Fairall
occupation
  • Elliot Sparling: Terry O'Neal
  • Barbara Bedford: Maria Almeda
  • Noah Beery: Don Almeda
  • Aileen Manning: Ysabel Almeda
  • Albert Prisco: Don Alvarez
  • John Herdman: old priest

The Power of Love is an American silent film and is considered the first 3D film ever. The film premiered on September 27, 1922 in the theater of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , California .

The film is now considered lost.

action

Don Almeda is in financial difficulties and therefore offers his daughter, Maria, Don Alvarez, even though she does not love him. Terry O'Neil arrives at the settlement in Southern California where the Almedas live. He was slightly wounded when Alvarez's henchmen tried to rob him. He is found by Maria, to whom he loses his heart. O'Neal takes Alvarez's place at a masquerade ball. Alvarez appears and denounces him. Alvarez later kills the priest with O'Neal's knife. Alvarez denounces O'Neal as a murderer and tries to shoot him, but wounds Maria, who throws herself between them. She later manages to prove that Alvarez is the thief and murderer, and everything ends happily for Maria and O'Neal.

technology

The film used the anaglyph 3D process. What was special here was that the viewer could decide whether he wanted to see a happy ending or a tragic ending in which he closed one eye.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Silent Era: Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  2. The Power of Love (1922) - IMDb. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  3. * Anaglyph Movies - indepthphotos. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .