The Dove (1927 film)

The Dove
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Roland West
Written by	Gerald Beaumont (story) Roland West (adaptation) Wallace Smith (adaptation, intertitles)
Based on	The Dove by Willard Mack
Produced by	Norma Talmadge Joseph M. Schenck
Starring	Norma Talmadge Noah Beery Gilbert Roland
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Hal C. Kern
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 31, 1927 (1927-12-31)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Dove is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Roland West based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland.^[1]

Background

The original story is about Mexican despot Don José (Beery), who falls in love with the dancing girl Dolores (Talmadge) who rejects him. Due to the potential political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country. The film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists.^[2]

Plot

A despot falls for a dancing girl. After she rejects him, she has her other beau framed for murder.^[3]

Cast

• Norma Talmadge as Dolores
• Noah Beery as Don José María y Sandoval
• Gilbert Roland as Johnny Powell
• Eddie Borden as Billy
• Harry Myers as Mike
• Walter Daniels as The Drunk
• Kalla Pasha as The Comandante
• Michael Vavitch as Gómez
• Brinsley Shaw as The Patriot
• Charles Darvas as The Comandante's Captain
• Michael Dark as Sandoval's Captain
• Olga Baclanova as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Robert Gleckler as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Mark Hamilton as Prisoner (uncredited)
• Andy MacLennan as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Jack McDonald as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Alice White as Bit Part (uncredited)

Recognition

Though the film was not well received, William Cameron Menzies won the first Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1928 for this film^[1] and Tempest, though the award was then called "Interior Decoration."^[4]

In 1932, Herbert Brenon directed a new talkie version named Girl of the Rio, starred by Dolores del Río for RKO Radio Pictures.

Awards and nominations

The Dove won the 1929 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for William Cameron Menzies.^[1][5]

Preservation

Prints of The Dove are located in the collections of the Library of Congress and Swedish Film Institute.^[6] The Library of Congress has reels 1, 3, 4, and 8, and is missing reels 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9.^[7][8]

See also

• The Girl and the Gambler (1939)

References

1. Reid, John (2004). Award-Winning Films of the 1930s. Lulu.com. p. 69. ISBN 9781411614321.
2. "Norma Talmadge in The Dove". St. Petersberg Times. Google archives. April 1, 1928. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
3. The Dove, retrieved September 8, 2019
4. "NY Times: The Dove". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
5. "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. October 8, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
6. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Dove
7. Anna May Wong: A Complete guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work by Philip Leibfried and Chei Mi Lane page 59 c.2004
8. Progressive Silent Film List: The Dove at silentera.com

External links

• The Dove at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Dove at IMDb
• Alternative lobby advertisement
• Still at olgabaclanova.com
• United Artists Press Book on the Internet Archive