White Gold (1927 film)
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Directed by | William K. Howard |
Written by | John Farrow (titles) Tay Garnett |
Based on | White Gold by J. Palmer Parsons |
Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Starring | Jetta Goudal |
Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date | February 24, 1927 |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
White Gold is a 1927 silent film dramatic western produced and distributed by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by William K. Howard.[1]
Cast
- Jetta Goudal as Dolores Carson
- Kenneth Thomson as Alec Carson
- George Bancroft as Sam Randall
- George Nichols as Carson, Alec's Father
- Bob Perry as Bucky O'Neill (billed as Robert Perry)
- Clyde Cook as Homer
Critical reception
Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times described the film as an "interesting production" that also had "marked simplicity" in terms of its story.[2] Hall also said that "but for some repetitions, a few accentuated actions and instances of forced comedy, [it] would be one of the really great productions."[3] The Ottawa Citizen said that, because of a new scripting technique employed by William Howard, "the film more closely approaches realism than anything ever before attempted in motion pictures."[4] Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times called it a "distinguished film" that "employed sound by suggestion--creaking rockers, ticking clocks, the click of poker chips".[5]
Bibliography
- "Screen Favors Realism". Montreal Gazette. February 12, 1927. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Theater Gossip". The Evening Independent. March 7, 1927. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
References
- ^ White Gold at silentera database
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (April 17, 1927). "ARIZONA AND GAY PARIS; ' White Gold," an Interesting Production -- Beauty and the Man". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (April 11, 1927). "The Sheep-Rancher". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Establish Precedent in Direction Technic". Ottawa Citizen. July 14, 1927. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (October 25, 1945). "Howard Planning New Version of 'White Gold'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
External links
- White Gold at IMDb