The art of sound pictures (1930)

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Record Details:

Title:
The art of sound pictures
Date:
1930
Publisher:
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Volume:
The art of sound pictures
Leaf #:
000242
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 09, 2024
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212 THE ART OF SOUND PICTURES The Penalty The Wild Party The Wolf of Wall Street Alibi The Divine Lady Foolish Wives The Flying Fleet The Lost World Girls Who Dare > His Captive Woman Slaves of Beauty The Silver Slave The Hoicse of Horror Charming Sinners Titles whose appeal depends upon the popularity of a character, play, or work of fiction may be exemplified by Jeanne dJArc, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Robin Hood, Show Boat, Madame Sans Gene, Monsieur Beaucaire, May time. The Three Musketeers, and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. A highly figurative title is dangerous. You cannot be sure that many people will understand it, especially before they see the picture. A fine story was recently released by Pathe under the title of High Voltage. The obvious suggestion here was that the story had to do with an electrical power plant and perhaps engineers and linemen connected with it. But it did not. The title was purely poetical. Did it refer to the dynamic power of the two leading characters, or to the high tension of the entire party which was stranded during a blizzard in a deserted church in the mountains of Nevada? See the picture and judge for yourself. The authors cannot answer the question.