The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929 · 87 min
Drama
★ 8.0This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
Crew
- Director Charles Brabin
- Writer Marian Ainslee
- Writer Ruth Cummings
- Writer Alice D.G. Miller
- Director of Photography Merritt B. Gerstad
Cast
Crew
- Director — Charles Brabin
- Writer — Marian Ainslee
- Writer — Ruth Cummings
- Writer — Alice D.G. Miller
- Director of Photography — Merritt B. Gerstad
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