Wine (1924 film)
Wine is a 1924 American silent melodrama directed by Louis J. Gasnier, produced and released by Universal Pictures under their 'Jewel' banner.[1] The film, which featured Clara Bow in her first starring role, is currently classified as lost.[2][3]
| Wine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Written by | Raymond L. Schrock (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Philip Lonergan Eve Unsell |
| Based on | Wine by William Briggs MacHarg |
| Starring | Clara Bow Forrest Stanley Myrtle Stedman Huntley Gordon |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Edited by | Harold McLernon |
| Distributed by | Universal Jewel |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Synopsis
Set during the Prohibition Era, Wine exposes the widespread liquor traffic in the upper-classes. Bow portrays an innocent girl who develops into a "wild redhot mama".[4]
Cast
- Clara Bow as Angela Warriner
- Forrest Stanley as Carl Graham
- Huntley Gordon as John Warriner
- Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Warriner
- Robert Agnew as Harry Van Alstyne
- Walter Long as Benedict, Count Montebello
- Arthur Thalasso as Amoti
- Walter Shumway as Revenue officer
- Grace Carlyle as Mrs. Bruce Corwin
- Leo White as The Duke
- Winifred Landis as Dowager (uncredited)
Reviews
- "If not taken as information, it is cracking good entertainment", Carl Sandburg reviewed September 29.[5]
- "Don't miss Wine. It's a thoroughly refreshing draught ... there are only about five actresses who give me a real thrill on the screen – and Clara is nearly five of them", Grace Kingsley in The Los Angeles Times August 24.[6]
gollark: You can just type @!0.
gollark: Excalamation mark zero two slashes musical note icon double lines down arrow E open curly bracket accented A thing 2 Y o umlaut one quarter upside down small F one quarter.
gollark: Although I would assume being shot for gayness is still rare, or there would be lots more deaths.
gollark: Oh, right, I suppose it compares favorably to some bad parts of the US.
gollark: I mean, you can go there. You can't retroactively have been born there, but meh.
See also
References
- "Wine". afi.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- Stenn, David (2000). Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Cooper Square Press. p. 291. ISBN 1-461-66091-2.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wine
- Galveston Daily News, October 20, 1924
- Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays, 1920-1928, Lake Claremont Press, 2000
- Yaeger, Lynn. "Happy Birthday, Clara Bow!". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.