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1928 American silent film

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Revenge
Promotional poster for the film
Directed byEdwin Carewe
Joseph Schenck
Written byFinis Fox
Based onThe Daughter of the Bear Tamer
by Konrad Bercovici
Produced byEdwin Carewe
StarringDolores del Río
James A. Marcus
LeRoy Mason
Rita Carewe
CinematographyAl Green
Robert Kurrle
Edited byJeanne Spencer
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Production
company		Edwin Carewe Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • November 3, 1928 (1928-11-03)
Running time70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English intertitles)

Revenge is a 1928 synchronized American sound drama film directed by Edwin Carewe. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film starred Dolores del Río, James A. Marcus, LeRoy Mason, and Rita Carewe. The film was inspired by the novel The Daughter of the Bear Tamer by Konrad Bercovici.

Cast

in billing order:

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Revenge" which was written by Joe Young (lyricist), Sam M. Lewis (lyricist) and Harry Akst (composer). Hugo Riesenfeld arranged and directed the musical score for the film. A second song entitled "Dolores," which was composed by Ted Ward and Edward A. Grossman, was also featured on the soundtrack of the film.

Production

Dolores del Río had the luxury of renaming the film adaptation as Revenge, as she believed that all of her film successes began with the letter "R" (Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928), and The Red Dance (1928)). While del Rio was in the middle of divorcing Jaime Martínez del Río in 1926, Revenge was abandoned. She eventually divorced him in 1928. Production resumed on Revenge in June 1928 and was finished filming by August 1928.

Cinematography

Revenge's cinematographers were Al Green and Robert Kurrle.

Editing

Editing of Revenge was done by Jeanne Spencer.

Reception

Release

Revenge was released on November 3, 1928, in United States film theatres.

Preservation

Complete prints of Revenge are held at the George Eastman Museum, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Archives Du Film Du CNC.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Curtis, James (2015). William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come (1st ed.). New York City: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0375424724.
  2. Goble 2011, p. 928.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: Revenge at silentera.com
  4. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  5. Garrido 2003, p. 254.
  6. Ramón 1997, p. 35.
  7. Hall 2013, p. 111.
  8. Hall 2013, p. 112.
  9. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Revenge

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