Evangeline is a 1929 American synchronized sound film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Dolores del Río. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was based on a Arthur Hopkins produced play that made it to Broadway in 1913. It is the last film version of the 1847 poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that did not include any dialogue.[1][2]
| Evangeline | |
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 Cinematographer Robert Kurrle and director Edwin Carewe filming a dusk scene for Evangeline | |
| Directed by | Edwin Carewe |
| Written by | Finis Fox (scenario & intertitles) |
| Based on | Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Starring | Dolores del Río |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle Al M. Green |
| Edited by | Jeanne Spencer |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 reels (8,268 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
Cast
edit- Dolores del Río as Evangeline
- Roland Drew as Gabriel
- Alec B. Francis as Father Felician
- Donald Reed as Baptiste
- Paul McAllister as Benedict Bellefontaine
- James A. Marcus as Basil
- George F. Marion as Rene LeBlanc
- Bobby Mack as Michael
- Louis Payne as Governor-General
- Lee Shumway as Colonel Winslow
Music
editThe film featured a theme song entitled "Evangeline" which was composed by Al Jolson and Billy Rose.
Preservation
editComplete prints of Evangeline are held by the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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- Evangeline at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Evangeline at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Evangeline; lobby poster
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