The Squall
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| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Produced by | Ray Rockett |
| Written by | Bradley King Paul Perez |
| Based on | The Squall (play, 1926) by Jean Bart |
| Starring | Myrna Loy Richard Tucker Alice Joyce Loretta Young Carroll Nye |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Edward Schroeder |
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| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Squall is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce and Loretta Young, and based on the 1926 play The Squall by Jean Bart.
Plot
In Hungary, a gypsy girl caught in a storm takes shelter in a farmhouse. She entertains all the male members of the household, leading to jealous anger. The spell she has put on the house is only lifted when her husband arrives and takes her away.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Richard Tucker as Josef Lajos
- Alice Joyce as Maria Lajos
- Loretta Young as Irma
- Carroll Nye as Paul Lajos
- ZaSu Pitts as Lena
- Harry Cording as Peter
- George Hackathorne as Niki
- Marcia Harris as Aunt Anna
- Knute Erickson as Uncle Dani
- Myrna Loy as Nubi
- Nicholas Soussanin as El Moro
Production
The film was Korda's first talkie, although his two previous films Night Watch and Love and the Devil had featured sound effects and music as part of the gradual transition from Silent to Sound film. The film was shot at night at the Burbank studios as the only sound stage there was used by Warner Brothers during the day.[4]
Preservation status
The film survives intact with its Vitaphone soundtrack and exists in the Library of Congress and 16mm print survive.[5] The film has been released to DVDR on the Warner Archive Collection label.
References
Notes
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ↑ The Squall at silentera.com
- ↑ The Squall as produced on Broadway at the 48th Street Theatre, November 11 1926 to December 1927, IBDb.com; accessed August 17, 2015.
- ↑ Kulik p.51
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
Bibliography
- Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
External links
- The Squall at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Squall at IMDb
- The Squall at SilentEra
- Allmovie synopsis of The Squall with DVD picture
- Pre-Code lobby poster for The Squall featuring Myrna Loy's character
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