He believed they were not common in the photodrama, still one might be found.
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Tsutsui examines the Godzilla motion picture franchise that resulted from the international success of the initial photodrama.
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The room appeared to contain a miscellaneous collection of articles needed in the ruder sort of photodrama.
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" The Hollywood Citizen News review was direct in its appraisal. "A pleasant, if sometimes monotonous, photodrama with music . . .
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Industrial Commission of Ohio ruling that photodrama was entertainment rather than information and thus subject to state censorship.
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The photodrama was a disappointment to Warner Brothers, but Penn felt vindicated when French critics lauded this psychological Western.
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Yet this appeared to be one of the unavoidable penalties incurred by those who engaged in the art of photodrama.
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The studio promotion was extensive, with Laemmle declaring the film was "... the most amazing and unbelievable photodrama of all time."Pendo 1985, p. 59. The promotional campaign included a premiere at the Superba Theatre in Los Angeles, and a two- month personal appearance tour with Locklear.Farmer 1984, pp. 20–21.
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William Chrystie Miller (August 10, 1843 - September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by David Wark Griffith and was known to film audiences as the "Grand Old Man of the Photodrama". On Broadway, Miller played Heinrich in The Devil (1908).
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A8 Faye played Martha in The King of Kings (1927). Christ, portrayed by H.B. Warner, is introduced with great majesty in the DeMille photodrama. A blind child searches for the Lord and the producer/director turns the camera gradually down to the child's eyes. The viewer sees Christ initially like the blind child whose sight is restored.
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Mordaunt Hall said "In many respects this picture is a distinguished piece of work, wherein Fred Niblo, the director, keeps the audience on the qui vive. It is a photodrama in which the producers do not pander to popular appeal by portraying a happy ending."Review by Mordaunt Hall, The New York Times, October 11, 1926.
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Maude Meagher of The San Francisco Chronicle felt that the film was "gorgeous enough." A critic of the Rapid City Journal described the film as a "timely photodrama... in these days of topsy-turvy adjustment, political and social." The Austin American- Statesman noted that director Miller "has a keen eye for strong dramatic effects," also praising the cinematography and performance by Brady.
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The newspaper declared that the film will "live in our memory forever". The Galveston Daily News of Galveston, Texas, concurred, calling it a "charming story", and remarked that it is "probably the first photodrama to be written by the parents of a famous star, and for that star". The Evening Standard of Uniontown, Pennsylvania noted the "deep pathos and real humor" displayed in the picture.
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After 1920, Quaranta would appear in several films for Fert Studios, Photodrama and Circe Film. Her last film appearance was in the 1925 Mario Camerini-directed Voglio tradire mio marito, starring Augusto Bandini and Alberto Collo.BFI Film Forever accessed 18 March 2015 In early 1928, while at home in Turin, Quaranta fell ill with pneumonia. She languished in illness for several months before dying on the day before her 37th birthday.
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In May 1922, was reported that Rousse would appear in Ziegfeld Follies after she won a newspaper beauty contest. Her first film was No Mother to Guide Her (1923). The Plain Speaker wrote, "Another prominent actress in the photodrama is Dolores Rousse, who was with the Follies previous to her first screen appearance in No Mother to Guide Her. Her work in this picture gained her a contract and a leading part in other Fox productions".
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Gardner Sullivan, author of 'The Man from Oregon', long a well known newspaper man whose profession has frequently brought him in close touch with various lobbies and the powers behind them, is exceptionally well versed of the corrupt methods used and in writing this photodrama, his knowledge has stood him in good stead.") # The Toast of Death (1915) (scenario) ("C. Gardner Sullivan has again taken his virile pen in hand and written of life. This time he has shown a deeper insight into the character of men and women who make up a world. ... This prediction is unquestionable, after seeing 'The Toast of Death,' the new C. Gardner Sullivan — Thomas H. Ince Mutual Masterpiece ...") # The Mating (1915) (scenario) ("C.
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