The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)

Drama

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.

Updated May 27 2020

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1929-03-30

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Runtime: 87 mins Rating: 8.0

Cast

Henry B. Walthall

Father Juniper

Jane Winton

Doña Carla

Raquel Torres

Pepita

Don Alvarado

Manuel

Emily Fitzroy

Marquesa

Ernest Torrence

Uncle Pio

Duncan Renaldo

Esteban

Lili Damita

Camila (La Perichole)

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Crew

Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

Thornton Wilder

Novel

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Adrian

Costume Design

Charles Brabin

Director

Marian Ainslee

Writer

Ruth Cummings

Writer

Margaret Booth

Editor

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