Shadows of Glory

Shadows of Glory (Spanish:Sombras de gloria) is a pre-Code Spanish-language American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release Blaze o' Glory (1929). It was the first foreign-language sound film produced in the United States.[1]

Shadows of Glory
Directed byAndrew L. Stone
Fernando C. Tamayo
Written byThomas Alexander Boyd (story)
StarringJosé Bohr
Mona Rico
Francisco Marán
César Vanoni
Demetrius Alexis
Juan Torena
Enrique Acosta
Tito Davison
Marina Ortiz
Araceli Rey
CinematographyArthur Martinelli
Edited byArthur Tavares
Distributed bySono Art Productions
Release date
  • February 1, 1930 (1930-02-01)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Sombras de gloria, like Blaze o' Glory, takes its premise from the story The Long Shot by Thomas Alexander Boyd. It is part war movie, part courtroom drama.

Cast
  • Jose Bohr as Eddie Williams
  • Mona Rico as Helen Williams
  • Francisco Maran as Dr. Castelli
  • Cesar Vanoni as District Attorney
  • Demetrius Alexis as Carl Hummel
  • Juan Torena as Jack
  • Enrique Acosta as Judge

Production and distribution

According to modern web sources, Sombras de gloria was shot at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood in October 1929. The premiere took place at the studio on January 25, 1930.[2] The film opened to the general public in the United States five days later.[3] It is not presently available in DVD.

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References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021399/trivia
  2. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=499681
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021399/releaseinfo


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