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Post by petrolino on Oct 26, 2018 22:23:27 GMT
'The Last Of The Mohicans' is an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel 'The Last Of The Mohicans' (1826) which is set during the French and Indian War. It's a story that's been filmed several times. This version's co-directed by Frenchman Maurice Tourneur and American Clarence Brown who collaborated to make 'The Great Redeemer' (1920). Tourneur had toured as a young man with a theatre company that included Gabrielle Rejane, one of the great French performers of stage and screen, and inspiration behind the writings of several prominent French authors. Brown was Tourneur's editor on several pictures and would go on to become one of America's great filmmakers.
Gabrielle Rejane
If you've seen Michael Mann's engrossing adventure 'The Last Of The Mohicans' (1992), you've seen visual ideas borrowed from Tourneur and Brown's rendering of the story seventy-two years earlier. Tourneur casts Barbara Bedford as Cora Munro, having directed her in 'Deep Waters' (1920). Bedford was born Violet May Rose on July 19, 1903 in Eastman, Wisconsin. Lillian Hall portrays Alice Munro, Wallace Beery is Magua, Alan Roscoe plays Uncas and Harry Lorraine stars as Hawkeye.
'Honky Cat' - Elton John
In 1995, 'The Last Of The Mohicans' was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. It's become one of the most popular historical adventures from the silent era with modern audiences.
Trio : Maurice Tourneur's Historical Maladies
'The Poor Little Rich Girl' (1917)
'The Poor Little Rich Girl' is adapted by screenwriter Frances Marion from a play by Eleanor Gates. Marion was a major figure in the evolution of cinema, working in Hollywood alongside gifted contemporaries June Mathis and Anita Loos (all three women were born between 1887 and 1889). Marion wrote a number of Mary Pickford vehicles and directed the diminutive Canadian in 'The Love Light' (1921).
Mary Pickford headlines 'The Poor Little Rich Girl' as a girl approaching her 11th birthday. Maurice Tourneur uses plenty of visual trickery, through sets, special effects and photography, to conceal certain truths and help maintain the character's age. It's a class-conscious drama with comic touches.
In 1991, 'The Poor Little Rich Girl' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
'The Blue Bird' (1918)
'The Blue Bird' is an avant-garde fantasy written by Belgian symbolist poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck. It concerns nature's way, the power of the imagination and childrens' flights of fancy. This movie's beautifully photographed by Dutch master John Van Den Broek and edited in motion by Clarence Brown. It features talking animals.
In 2004, 'The Blue Bird' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry.
'Lorna Doone' (1922)
'Lorna Doone' is an adaptation of Richard Doddridge Blackmore's novel 'Lorna Doone' (1869) which has been filmed many times. Madge Bellamy stars in this historical drama which is filled with gorgeous, painterly images.
'Tower Of Babel' - Elton John
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Post by petrolino on Oct 27, 2018 0:55:25 GMT
What a great post, petrolino! Thanks so much for all the images, information, and links. It reminds me of why I fell in love with film in the first place - the magic and mystery of all those moving images. Would love to see that version of Materlinck's "The Blue Bird," ( edited by the later renowned director Clarence Brown - who knew??!!) and directed by Maurice Tourneur, father of the excellent director Jacques Tourneur. Hi spiderwort. Nice to see you. 
Jacques Tourneur definitely picked up a few tricks from his father.
Did you know Clarence Brown directed Joan Crawford in five, maybe six motion pictures? I didn't realise they'd made that many films together. Most Golden Age fans think of the many famous films he made with Greta Garbo, yet he made almost as many with Crawford.
(if you find some time at a later date, 'The Blue Bird' might be screening on the youtube) |
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Post by politicidal on Oct 27, 2018 13:00:00 GMT
Only saw the Michael Mann adaptation, and I loved that movie.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 14:24:55 GMT
^^^
Same here, I've only seen Michael Mann's film, but I wasn't impressed.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 27, 2018 17:35:30 GMT
Only seen the fake colorized version with Randolph Scott from 1936, and it felt like it was an un-complete movie, thought it was from a serial, a edited version for European markets, but I was totally wrong since I can't find any trace of any eventual serial. Thanks for enlighten us again petrolino |
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Post by claudius on Oct 27, 2018 18:51:09 GMT
Although a Hanna Barbera Animated special was my first, this 1920 version is my first Live Action LotM. I remember seeing the ending in the restored Lumivision version on American Movie Classics' 1st Annual Film Preservation Festival (That OP theme still dances in my brain) in 1993 (I was getting up early to see its broadcast of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923)), and then saw the rest that summer. Anyone remember the AMC Festivals? 1995's comedy-themed festival featured the premieres of the Kino's restored Buster Keaton films (on the comedian's centennial, a day after the OJ trial ended). 1996's musical-themed festival had a lot of Rodgers and Hammerstein films included the premieres of the Todd A-O version of OKLAHOMA! and the widescreen version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (a rare broadcast for a cable channel unconnected with any network).
Anyhoo, it is an interesting film, following through with the novel's original pairings and the tragic ending. I believe both Bela and Boris had roles as extras. Aside from this production, I have also seen the fine 1992 version and the 1971 BBC-TV Serial (with the Scottish Highlands for the American Wilderness).
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Post by petrolino on Oct 28, 2018 2:40:12 GMT
Although a Hanna Barbera Animated special was my first, this 1920 version is my first LotM. I remember seeing the ending in the restored Lumivision version on American Movie Classics' 1st Annual Film Preservation Festival (That OP theme still dances in my brain) in 1993 (I was getting up early to see its broadcast of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923)). Anyone remember the AMC Festivals? 1995's comedy-themed festival featured the premieres of the Kino's restored Buster Keaton films (on the comedian's centennial, a day after the OJ trial ended). 1996's musical-themed festival had a lot of Rodgers and Hammerstein films included the premieres of the Todd A-O version of OKLAHOMA! and the widescreen version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (a rare broadcast for a cable channel unconnected with any network). Anyhoo, it is an interesting film, following through with the novel's original pairings and the tragic ending. I believe both Bela and Boris had roles as extras. Aside from this production, I have also seen the fine 1992 version and the 1971 BBC-TV Serial (with the Scottish Highlands for the American Wilderness).
I read that Boris Karloff plays an Indian in the movie but I've not spotted him.
Bela Lugosi stars as Chingachgook in Arthur Wellin's German James Fenimore Cooper adaptation, 'The Deerslayer' (1920), which was released the same year. This movie became famous because women fainted at the sight of Lugosi shirtless.
'The Deerslayer'
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Post by claudius on Oct 29, 2018 9:08:44 GMT
Thanks. Looking back at my source for Bela's cameo- A&E's BIOGRAPHY- which I hadn't seen since before this century- I erroneously took that clip of DEERSLAYER for LAST OF THE MOHICANS.
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