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The early Hollywood gem, Lonesome, is the creation of a little-known, but audacious and one-of-a-kind auteur, Paul Fejos, who bridged the gap between the silent and sound eras. Fejos pulled out all the stops for his lovely New York symphony set in antic Coney Island during the Fourth of July weekend...

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Main Authors: Lowe, Edward T. (Edward Thomas), 1890-1973 (Adapter, Screenwriter), Furthman, Charles, 1884-1936 (Adapter, Screenwriter)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures Corporation, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Fejos, Paul, 1897-1963 (Director), Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 (Producer), Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979 (Producer), Page, Mann, 1888-1961 (Screenwriter), Reed, Tom, 1901-1961 (Scenarist), Warrenton, Gilbert (Cinematographer), Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974 (Cinematographer), Atkinson, Frank, 1896-1951 (Film editor), Carlisle, Robert, 1888-1974 (Film editor), Mathieson, Johanna, 1897-1981 (Costume designer), Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970 (Artistic director), O'Neill, Thomas F., 1890-1974 (Artistic director), Kent, Barbara, 1907-2011 (Actor), Tryon, Glenn, 1899-1970 (Actor), Holderness, Fay, 1881-1963 (Actor), Pártos, Gusztáv, 1895-1952 (Actor), Devine, Andy, 1905-1977 (Actor), Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943 (Actor), Philbin, Mary (Actor), Fenton, Leslie, 1903-1978 (Actor), MacKaye, Fred, 1905-1988 (Actor), Boland, Eddie, 1885-1935 (Actor), Randolph, Anders, 1876-1930 (Actor), De Grasse, Sam, 1875-1953 (Actor), Irving, George, 1874-1961 (Actor), Brent, Evelyn, 1899-1975 (Actor), Kennedy, Merna, 1908-1944 (Actor), Jackson, Thomas E., 1886-1967 (Actor), Ellis, Robert, 1892-1974 (Actor), Porcasi, Paul, 1879-1946 (Actor), Harlan, Otis, 1865-1940 (Actor), Housman, Arthur, 1890-1942 (Actor), Francisco, Betty, 1900-1950 (Actor), Dudley, Florence (Actor), McCoy, Ruby (Actor), Davis, George, 1889-1965 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with a mix of English intertitles and dialogue with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2012]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 623.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Amusement parks > New York (State) > Drama.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Amusement parks.
Man-woman relationships.
New York (State)
New York (State) > New York > Coney Island.
Drama.
Comedy films.
Silent films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:The early Hollywood gem, Lonesome, is the creation of a little-known, but audacious and one-of-a-kind auteur, Paul Fejos, who bridged the gap between the silent and sound eras. Fejos pulled out all the stops for his lovely New York symphony set in antic Coney Island during the Fourth of July weekend, employing color tinting, superimposition effects, experimental editing, and a roving camera, plus three dialogue scenes, added because of the craze for talkies.
De tovl klinger: A vengeful magician becomes smitten with his stage assistant, Julie.
Broadway: A tale of gangsters and hoofers in a New York nightclub.
Item Description:Originally produced as motion picture in 1928.
Broadway based upon Jed Harris stage production by Philip Dunning, George Abbott.
Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary by film professor Richard Koszarski; "Fejos memorial" 1963 autobiographical interview and visual essay. Disc 2. "The last performance" feature film; "Broadway" feature film; "Hal Mohr on 'Broadway'" exerpt from 1973 interview with cinematographer Hal Mohr. Booklet: "Great city, great solitude" essay by Phillip Lopate; "the travels of Paul Fejos" essay by Graham Petrie; "Fejos on 'Lonesome'" excerpt from 1962 interview with Fejos.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (69 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 illustrated booklet (32 pages)
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen (1.19:1) presentation; monaural.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Gilbert Warrenton ; film editor, Frank Atkinson. Broadway: Costumes, Johanna Mathieson ; art directors, Charles D. Hall, Thomas F. O'Neill ; film editor, Robert Carlisle ; cinematographer, Hal Mohr.
ISBN:9781604656220
1604656220