The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929•1h 27m•8.0•Released
Drama
This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
Director
Charles Brabin
Writer
Ruth Cummings, Alice D.G. Miller, Marian Ainslee
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Lili Damita
Camila (La Perichole)
Ernest Torrence
Uncle Pio
Raquel Torres
Pepita
Don Alvarado
Manuel
Duncan Renaldo
Esteban
Henry B. Walthall
Father Juniper
Michael Vavitch
Viceroy
Emily Fitzroy
Marquesa
Jane Winton
Doña Carla
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
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