Queer cinema before stonewall, which will take place from april 22. Their objective coincided with the desire of the major american film studios to extend their control of the international motionpicture industry. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. Their own desire 1929 lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. I was very disappointed that more wasnt done during the academy awards to truly honor lauren bacall. History of the motion picture international cinema britannica. Mason hopper this early talkie also released as a silent uses a few placard for scene changes. The image measures 355 453 pixels and is 119 kilobytes large. Their own desire 1929 when pretty young lally marlett norma shearer discovers that her father, henry lewis stone, is leaving her mother, harriet belle bennett, for another woman, she. Mason hopper, norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone, robert montgomery. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Then lally discovers that jack is the son of beth cheever, the woman who is to marry her father. She decides to take her mother, bennett, on a vacation.
It was released just after christmas in 1929 and is a slick early talkie with evident precode leanings. Shearers gowns were designed by adrian, who was only in his mid20s at the time. Filmen havde norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone, robert montgomery og helene millard i hovedrollerne. Their own desire movie trailer and videos tv guide.
Aug 07, 2010 their own desire 1929 i generally enjoy norma shearers movies but their own desire is definitely not one of. But the past catches up when she falls for a polished charmer who, unknown to her, is the son of her fathers paramour. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for their own desire 1929. The film was adapted by james forbes and frances marion from the novel by sarita fuller. It features norma shearer s first academy award nomination for best actress. Their own desire is not available on dvd or vhs, but can be seen on turner classic movies. Regarder le film their own desire 1929 en streaming vf. Their own desire on dvd 883316242377 from warner bros. Their own desire 1929 posted on august 29, 2014 by rob in obscure films, warner archive collection 0 comments directed by e. Brilliant at polo and quick with the verbal repartee, she is the life of every party and the apple of her father hals lewis stone eye. Reviews after the trial of mary dugan and the last of mrs. Six times nominated for the best actress oscar in the period of 1930 to 1938 and winner for the divorcee, shearer gives yet another riveting performance that demonstrates why she is considered by many to be the greatest female star in film history. Their own desire 1929 letterboxd your life in film. I think its been quite a while since tcm dusted this one off and put it on the schedule.
Their own desire 1929 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce lallys mother and remarry to soontobedivorced beth cheever. A tangled melodrama with an engaging performance from norma shearer as its centerpiece, their own desire 1929 is also notable for its action packed screenplay by frances marion that includes an apparent suicide, a climax involving lally and jack lost in a boat during a storm on lake michigan and numerous complications aimed at keeping the lovers apart. Story wise, their own desire 1929 does give an interesting take on marriage and adultery from the twenties point of view with the father, henry marlett lewis stone having an affair with beth cheever helene millard.
With jeanne eagels, reginald owen, herbert marshall, irene browne. Aug 09, 2015 12 directors who hated their own movies. Their own desire 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. Apr 20, 2008 their own desire 1929 stars robert montgomery and norma shearer. Queen norma shearer their own desire 1929 now on dvd. I cannot tell you how happy i am that one of my top favorite norma shearer films is now out on dvd, thanks to the warner archive collection.
Lally norma shearer falls in love with dashing jack robert montgomery, unaware that jacks mother is the woman who broke up her parents marriage. Film society of lincoln center announces complete lineup for. Well if were talking 1920s films there is one coming up tomorrow wednesday may 21st at 7. Every film featuring a performance nominated for best actress at the academy awards. Lally is a rich girl whose father who writes books and plays polo. Cheyney which combined to set norma shearer miles ahead of its nearest competitor in my estimation, it was too bad they chose their own desire. First, there was private lives which i didnt care for. Mar 08, 2008 gentlemen, in this nice clip robert montgomery shows us how to best pick up a girl. The tune is blue is the night, written by fred fisher. May 24, 2008 the second half of tonights robert montgomery double bill was their own desire, a lively if somewhat melodramatic romance which runs a fastpaced 65 minutes.
Their own desire 1929 ive crossed off one more robert montgomery film from the to see list down to three now, their own desire. Overall, she earned the academy award nomination for five films their own desire 1929, a free soul 1931, the barretts of wimpole street 1934, romeo and juliet 1936, and marie antoinette 1938. Less than two minutes into luis bunuel and salvador dalis surrealist short a major influence on nicolas winding refns the neon demon. So many of the themes in the story would never happen again once the code was enforced five years later. Norman made her first film appearance in the star boarder 1919. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry.
Clunky, episodic early talkie is a good example of the rough edges that film went through in the transition from silence to sound. Films released in 2009 are now eligible for registry consideration. While on vacation with her mother she meets jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. Im not doing so well with robert montgomerynorma shearer films. Norma shearer personally selected robert montgomery. Watch the latest their own desire trailer on video detective.
Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. A solution that actually involved people working out their issues wouldve been more satisfying. Mason hopper and starring norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone. Norma shearer and robert montgomery star in this 1929 melodrama from mgm about. Mason hopper, whose work in silents dated back to 1911. Their own desire dvdr 1929 warner archive collection.
Shearer vs shearer the divorcee 1930 and their own desire. Their own desire ou streaming une fois, vous pouvez noter ce film. The latter film was released in 1929 as so this is college. It is a great mix of comedy and drama without being boring or too much. All our desires toutes nos envies film the guardian. I think its been quite a while since tcm dusted this one off. And now that they are doing nice original packaging for these dvdrs instead of that boring navy blue swirly design they were previously using, their own desire 1929 gets an awesome treatment with this funky contemporary colorized cover. Norma shearers career spanned from late silent films through to the end of the classic era at mgm and married irving thalberg and became first lady of mgm.
History of the motion picture history of the motion picture international cinema. Shes the epitome of the 1920s flapper playful, adventurous, and in control of her own destiny. The conquest of happiness, 1930, by bertrand russell full text on education, especially in early childhood, 1926 full text bertrand russells american essays, v. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Precode icons norma shearer, robert montgomery and lewis stone dominate the screen in this 1929 effort that was obviously on the mind of the summer place producers 30 years later. Its an early talkie, and it shows or would that be hears, but you get over it quickly. This sours lally on all men, while on vacation she meets jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. This page was last edited on 30 november 2019, at 05. Film complet their own desiretheir own desire 1929 historique. Their own desire 1929, private lives 1931 and riptide 1934 with norma shearer and robert montgomery. Mason hopper and starring norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone, robert montgomery, and helene millard.
Mason hopper on allmovie yet another early talkie about love, jealousy and. With norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone, robert montgomery. Set in new orleans, louisiana shortly after world war ii, the play explores the plight of impoverished southern gentry and the rapid changes of southern society in the industrial age. Robert montgomery and norma shearer in their own desire 1929. Their own desire 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The second half of tonights robert montgomery double bill was their own desire, a lively if. Jeanne eagels plays the bored and restless leslie crosbie who turns to another man, geoffrey hammond herbert marshall for attention when neglected by her husband robert reginald owen. Fr voir desire streaming complet streaming vf vostfr. She is a living legend, and i dont think that the academy did enough to really show her the dues she deserves. Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographers model. Film complet the trial of mary duganthe trial of mary dugan 1929 drame, romantique.
Complete national film registry listing film registry. Seeking copy of hollywood revuew of 1929 page 3 general. Mason hopper with norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone, robert montgomery, year. Norma shearer and robert montgomery headline their own desire, scripted by womanspicture screenwriter extraordinaire frances marion dinner at eight, camille. After 23 years of marriage, he decides to divorce his wife, and marry mrs. A terrific picture for viewers still young at heart. Mar 14, 2016 the film society of lincoln center announces the complete lineup for their new series, an early clue to the new direction. Their own desire is a 1929 american precode romantic drama film directed by e. Their own desire 1929 stars robert montgomery and norma shearer. Mason hopper, norma shearer, belle bennett, lewis stone december 25, 2018 lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce lallys mother and remarry to. Their own desire 1929 female celebrity smoking list.
The screenplay was by the oscarwinning frances marion. Watch norma shearer movie clips classic movie favorites. Only donators and contributors can download posters. Apr 07, 2010 i cannot tell you how happy i am that one of my top favorite norma shearer films is now out on dvd, thanks to the warner archive collection. Their own desire official trailer shearer is a young woman whose novelist father, stone, is having an affair with another woman, millard. Edna cecil cunningham august 2, 1888 april 17, 1959 was an american film and stage actress. I rate this movie highly not because its all that great but because its a fascinating piece of movie history. Staring norma shearer, lewis stone, belle bennett and robert montgomery. Having created large new markets for their soundrecording technologies in the united states, western electric and rca were eager to do the same abroad.
The female celebrity smoking list entry for their own desire 1929. The trouble begins when lally discovers that jack is. Mason hopper, written by the ubiquitous frances marion based on the novel by sarita fuller. When pretty young lally marlett norma shearer discovers that her father, henry lewis stone, is leaving her mother, harriet belle bennett, for another. Mar 20, 2016 in independent study in world cinema, a selfeducated film nerd attempts to fill in some fairly serious gaps in his selfeducation. Their own desire 1929 beautiful, vivacious lally norma shearer lives a pampered and sheltered life. An original vintage theatrical linenbacked rotogravure onesheet movie poster 1sh. The play was first produced in new york and boston in 1947. The wise wife on imdb this article about a silent film is a stub.
While on vacation she falls for a polished charmer who, unknown to her, is the son of her fathers paramour. A film version directed by elia kazan followed in 1951. Im never good at giving film overviews just comments, so allow me to grab this from imdb. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Later, lally falls for the dashing john douglas cheever, but is dismayed to find out that hes the son of. Norma shearer and robert montgomery were great together with their incredible chemistry. To give you a few ideas, below are some fairly wellknown films not yet selected to the registry. Her early experience in music came as a member of the choir. The complete list every movie ever nominated for an academy award. One final scene i will mention involves the also beautiful and talented deborah revy performing fellatio on the same 9 penis towards the end of the film. In 1999, the american film institute ranked garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic hollywood cinema.
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