The Four Feathers (1929 film)
The Four Feathers | |
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Directed by | Merian C. Cooper Lothar Mendes Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Written by | Hope Loring Howard Estabrook John Farrow Julian Johnson |
Produced by | David O. Selznick |
Starring | Fay Wray |
Cinematography | Robert Kurrle Merian C. Cooper Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Edited by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Music by | William Frederick Peters |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Four Feathers is a 1929 American war film directed by Merian C. Cooper and starring Fay Wray.[1] The picture has the distinction of being one of the last major Hollywood pictures of the silent era. It was also released by Paramount Pictures in a version with a Movietone soundtrack with music and sound effects only.[2] The film is the third of numerous film versions of the 1902 novel The Four Feathers written by A. E. W. Mason, and the cast features Richard Arlen, Clive Brook, William Powell and Noah Beery, Sr.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Lt. Harry Faversham
- Fay Wray as Ethne Eustace
- Clive Brook as Lt. Jack Durrance
- William Powell as Capt. William Trench
- Theodore von Eltz as Lt. Castleton
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Slave Trader
- Zack Williams as Idris
- Noble Johnson as Ahmed
- Philippe De Lacy as Harry, age 10
- E. J. Ratcliffe as Col. Eustace
- George Fawcett as Col. Faversham
References
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt. "New York Times: The Four Feathers". NY Times. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ IMDB entry
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Four Feathers (1929 film).
- The Four Feathers at IMDb
- The Four Feathers synopsis at AllMovieInvalid ID.
- The Four Feathers at the TCM Movie Database
- The Four Feathers at the American Film Institute Catalog
Categories:
- 1929 films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- British Empire war films
- English-language films
- American epic films
- Films based on military novels
- Films directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Films directed by Merian C. Cooper
- Paramount Pictures films
- Transitional sound films
- War adventure films
- Screenplays by Howard Estabrook
- War film stubs