The filmgoers' annual (1932)

Record Details:

Title:
The filmgoers' annual
Date:
1932
Publisher:
London : Simpkin Marshall, Limited
Volume:
The filmgoers' annual (1932)
Leaf #:
000131
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Yearbook",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
United Kingdom, Hollywood Studio System, Global Cinema, and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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The Filmgoers' Annual 123 The panoramic grandeur of this picture is indescribable. For one scene alone, the beginning of the great land rush, 1,050 vehicles of every description of the period of 1889 were collected ; 3,500 horses and mules were assembled ; 750 men were hired to look after them ; 5,000 players were engaged ; 35 cameras were placed in position in pits, on trucks and in aeroplanes ; three whole days were spent in making perfect a scene which lasts on the screen for two minutes ; and 12,500 feet of negative was exposed to get 180 feet of perfect film. The building of the town of Osage alone cost £20,000. More than £200,000 was spent on "Cimarron" before production began. In all, this picture cost £450,000 ; and, since its running time is just over two hours, this means that " Cimarron " is an entertainment which cost £3,600 a minute. Apart, however, from its giant physical stature, " Cimarron " is, emotionally, an epic. It has captured very brilliantly the impulse which inspired the American pioneers to face peril and hardship in their endeavours to colonise new country.