The Squall
| The Squall | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Produced by | Ray Rockett |
| Written by | Jean Bart (play) Bradley King Paul Perez |
| Starring | Richard Tucker Alice Joyce Loretta Young Carroll Nye |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Editing by | Edward Schroeder |
| Studio | First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 9 May 1929 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Squall is a 1929 American drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce and Loretta Young. It was based on the 1926 play The Squall by Jean Bart. The film is set in Hungary, where a gypsy girl caught in a storm takes shelter in a farmhouse. She entertains all the male members of the household, leading to jealous anger. The spell she has put on the house is only lifted when her husband arrives and takes her away.[1][2][3]
The film has been released to DVD via the Warner Archive label.
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[edit] Production
The film was Korda's first Talkie, although his two previous films Night Watch and Love and the Devil had featured sound effects and music as part of the gradual transition from Silent to Sound film. The film was shot at night at the Burbank studios as the only sound stage there was used by Warner Brothers during the day.[4]
[edit] Preservation
Print held by the Library of Congress.[5]
[edit] Cast
- Richard Tucker – Josef Lajos
- Alice Joyce – Maria Lajos
- Loretta Young – Irma
- Carroll Nye – Paul Lajos
- ZaSu Pitts – Lena
- Harry Cording – Peter
- George Hackathorne – Niki
- Marcia Harris – Aunt Anna
- Knute Erickson – Uncle Dani
- Myrna Loy – Nubi
- Nicholas Soussanin – El Moro
[edit] References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The Squall at silentera.com
- ^ The Squall as produced on Broadway at the 48th Street Theatre, November 11 1926 to December 1927; IBDb.com
- ^ Kulik p.51
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
[edit] Bibliography
- Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
[edit] External links
- The Squall at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Squall at the Internet Movie Database
- allrovi/synopsis; The Squall with dvd picture
- erotic Pre-Code lobby poster to The Squall featuring Myrna Loy's character
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