The Dove (1927 film)
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Country United States | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Romance Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 31, 1927 Writer Gerald Beaumont (story), Paul Bern, Willard Mack (play), Willard Mack (screenplay), Wallace Smith (adaptation), Wallace Smith (titles), Roland West (adaptation) Screenplay Roland West, Willard Mack, Paul Bern, Wallace Smith Cast Noah Beery (Don José María y Sandoval), (Johnny Powell), (Billy), Harry Myers (Mike), (Dolores)Similar movies Tempest (1928), The Devil Dancer (1927), The Way of All Flesh (1927), Two Arabian Knights (1927), Sorrell and Son (1927) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dove (1927) is an American silent film directed by Roland West and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland, and based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack.
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Background
The original story is about a Mexican despot (played by Beery), who falls in love with a dancing girl (played by Talmadge), who rejects him. Due to the political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country. the film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists.
Cast
Recognition
Though the film was not well received, William Cameron Menzies won the first Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1928 for this film and Tempest, though the award was then called "Interior Decoration."
At the Library of Congress are reels 1, 3, 4, and 8. The film is missing reels 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9.
In 1932, Herbert Brenon directed a new talkie version named Girl of the Rio, starred by Dolores del Rio for RKO Radio Pictures.
Awards and nominations
The Dove won the 1929 Academy Award for 'Best Art Direction' for William Cameron Menzies.
References
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