The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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Release date: March 30, 1929
Duration: 87 minutes
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Overview

This 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.

Starring

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Lili Damita
Camila (La Perichole)
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Ernest Torrence
Uncle Pio
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Raquel Torres
Pepita
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Don Alvarado
Manuel
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Duncan Renaldo
Esteban