To watch your own videos on cardboard with 3d effect, you can download a free app called cardboard theater, which allows you to enjoy your own 2d and 3d movies in a virtual cinema. The broadway production of her cardboard lover had been staged in 1927 by gilbert miller, with jeanne eagels and leslie howard in the leading roles. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. However, also worthy of much praise is nils asther as davies leading man. Cardboard gangsters is oconnors most complete film yet. The following is a complete list of norma shearers films. Jun, 2016 this coming january will mark the 120th birthday of marion davies. She was a tragic girl who spent far too little time on this earth before her. The following lists the feature films and shorts in which the actress norma shearer appeared.
Though work is being done to preserve these beautiful films, we have a long way to go in making people aware of just how magnificent they are, and how much attention they need. In london, tallulah bankhead played the female lead. She won the academy award for best actress in 1930, and was nominated for the same award on five other. See full list of norma shearer films classic movie favorites. What he doesnt realize is that the girl isnt pretending she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself. With norma shearer, robert taylor, george sanders, frank mchugh. Stanford theatre movie guide special interim program. Very loosely based on the stage play by jacques deval, this comedy was largely rewritten to give comedienne marion davies a chance to shine, which she does brightly. Apr 01, 2014 in her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all comes. Cardboard boxer doesnt really bring anything new to its sadly familiar subject matter. The cardboard lover 1928 hired by a tennis pro to make his fiance jealous, a young woman falls in love with the guy watch online.
And unlike ace of hearts, the score by another young composer, h. The screenplay by jacques deval, john collier, anthony veiller, and william h. Regarder le film the cardboard lover 1928 en streaming. We serve nashville as well as destination weddings all across the country. The cardboard lover is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film produced by cosmopolitan productions and distributed by metro goldwyn mayer. After mike and rachel took the finds home, they began their research. Marion davies for star of the month general discussions. Sep 16, 2016 its not because cardboard boxer is a particularly deep film, but rather because its central character is so hauntingly lost and forlorn. After beginning her film career in uncredited roles in silent films, shearer established one of the most successful film careers of the 1930s. And no, not just because nils asther is in it, but because its the only to my knowledge, anyway surviving film in which pepi lederer appeared. Delivering a fully committed, moving performance, thomas.
A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend. To pay it off, she proposes that he pretend to be her lover, in order to make her former beau, tony george sanders, jealous. Marion davies, nils asther, jetta goudal, pepi lederer hired by a tennis pro to make his fiance jealous, a young. What he doesnt realize is that the girl isnt pretending. Jetta goudal as simone and marion davies as sally disguised as a bellhop in the 1928 silent film the cardboard lover. A large chunk of the film consists of davies pestering him, and him being annoyed, and it all goes down like a silent screwball comedy.
The problem is that the phony boyfriend is actually really in love with her. The cardboard lover 1928 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Leonard and stars marion davies and swedish actor nils asther the film is based on the play dans sa candeur naive by jacques deval. Last film for norma and prime example of one of those movies were somebody falls inexplicably madly in love with. The preservation and cultural permanence of silent film is a very pertinent topic in the film community right now. The collection included an italian film, il guanto, from 1910, a french film called jane is unwilling to work, and just one reel of a french feature from 1928, the cardboard lover. The videographers use a cinematic, documentary style of videography to tell the story of your wedding day through film. This coming january will mark the 120th birthday of marion davies. In her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all. He interacts with other homeless people and a taxi driver terrence howard comes in occasionally to check on him. The picture, set among smalltime criminals in darndale, has admirable kinetic sweep and a keen sense of the absurdities of city life. Voir looping the loop 1928 film gratuit, pendant ligne gratuit selon qualite hd pourrait bien etre cette disposition a surveiller ceci vacation. Upon further inspection, they discovered that these just werent any old junk film reelsthese were films that dated back to 1909, and one of them was a reel of the cardboard lover 1928, a scarce marion davies film.
Her cardboard lover is a 1942 american comedy film directed by george cukor, starring norma shearer in her final screen role, robert taylor, and george sanders. In 1957, a mostly fictionalized film biography titled jeanne eagels was made by columbia pictures, starring actress kim novak as eagels. I think its about time tcm had davies for star of the month. Elizabeth patterson eva casting complet du film her cardboard lover. Leslie howard steiner 3 april 1893 1 june 1943 was an english stage and film actor, director, and producer. Set in florida, the creaky plotline finds consuelo croyden shearer attempting to make her disinterested sweetheart tony barling george sanders jealous. Cardboard films is a wedding videography company based out of nashville, tennessee that services weddings in surrounding cities, states and around the world. Call the stanford theatre to confirm show times 650 324 3700. Her cardboard lover, new york, 1927 her cardboard lover by jacques deval original title. Woods and gilbert miller directed by gilbert miller. Dans sa candeur naive, adapted and translated by valerie wyngate and p. Cardboard films, nashvilles boutique videography company. The oscar ended up going to mary pickford for the film coquette.
Is portrayed by by virginia madsen in the hearst and davies affair 1985, by heather mcnair in chaplin 1992, by melanie griffith in rko 281 1999, and by kirsten dunst in the cats meow 2001. The cardboard lover, 1928 sally marion davies, a naive american flapper, is on a european tour when she sees andre nils asther, a handsome european tennis champ. Just upload your movies on the phone or open them directly from a browser or a 3rd party application and load the videos with this app and then enjoy. Set in florida, the creaky plotline finds consuelo croyden shearer attempting to make her disinterested.
In her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all comes. No one who sees this film can will likely her talent, as tempted as they may be to discount it because of her love affair with newspaper magnatefilm producer. Mary dugan for norma shearer, the film daily, november 23, 1928 the trial of mary dugan was called to order at mgm studio friday morning december 21, with bayard veiller directing. See the full list of the cardboard lover cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Her cardboard lover, new york, 1927 inafferrabile leslie. Tickets must be purchased in person at the box office. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Leonard, with marion davies, jetta goudal, nils asther, at turner classic movies.
The cardboard village 2011 synopsis, characteristics. For what ended up being norma shearer farewell movie was a silly comedy hollywood has done a few times before with marion davies and buster keaton. But it proves touching nonetheless, if only for churchs glazed, despairing facial expressions that indicate. Songwriter terry trindale robert taylor, who has a crush on consuelo croyden norma shearer, racks up a large gambling debt to her while trying to gain her attention. Photo by john springer collectioncorbiscorbis via getty images textfortogglebutton526903920. In some of his others silent films ive seen, asther strikes me as rather dullexotic, to. Cardboard film holder definition of cardboard film. Her cardboard lover, london, 1928 inafferrabile leslie. She was a former ziegfeld follies girl who went on to greater fame on broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. A ditzy american girl visiting monte carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his cardboard lover to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his twotiming fiance a lesson and win her back. Cringed a little seeing taylor is silk nighties, but otherwise this was light harmless mayhem of the fluffy kind. Charleston daily mail newspaper september 16, 1928, charleston, west virginiapage two the charleston daily mail, sunday morning, september 16, 192s latest news of the theatre world here and abroad marion dayies18 capitol mm star cardboard lover opens run monday. The story is, frankly, overly melodramatic, with nils asther playing a cardboard lover with laughing fits, but the film is so well acted, chaney is so good, young is so vibrant, and its so beautifully directed by herbert brenon that its a surefire winner.
A ditzy american girl visiting monte carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his cardboard loverto pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his twotiming fiance a lesson and win her back. Her cardboard lover film society of lincoln center. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Jun 28, 2017 posts about smilin through written by box office madness. I found it humorous for simply for robert taylor going totally gaga with puppy love for the aging shearer. Her cardboard lover adapted by valerie wyngate and p. Rachel and her mother marina dug deeper, and discovered that the only other copy of the cardboard lover was in the library of congress in washington, d. Sep 10, 2016 i was every more surprised when i saw that lees previous projects were producing films like bad grandpa and jackass 3d. Her cardboard lover, new york, 1927 inafferrabile leslie howard. As she asks him for his autograph, she sees he is plagued with a tempestuous girlfriend jetta goudal. Leonard and stars marion davies and swedish actor nils asther. Overview of the cardboard lover, 1928, directed by robert z. The cardboard lover 1928 i set out to find this film quite a while ago and when i finally found it i was extatic. Release date company cinecon year summary captain salvation 1927 mgm 26 1990 captive, the 1915 laskyparamount 40 2004 captured on filmthe true story of marion davies 2001 timeline 37 2001 cardboard lover, the 1928 mgm 40 2004 careless lady 1932 fox 25 1989 carol for another christmas, a 1964 abc 33 1997 casanova in burlesque 1944 republic.
The cardboard lover is available through the ucla film and tv archive, but it is missing a score. Treasure trove of silent films found in the uk backlots. This film is almost the complete opposite in storytelling and tone. Hired by a tennis pro to make his fiance jealous, a young woman falls in love with the guy see full movie info.
The cardboard lover 1928 silent marion davies, nils asther. Although it ran for only 154 performances, the film rights were purchased by mgm for marion davies, and a silent film adaptation called the cardboard lover was released in 1928. Terry gladly accepts the offer and performs his duties with dedication, hoping that consuelo will. Jul 08, 2014 in her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all.
The great norma shearer gave her last performance in this adaptation of a 1926 farce by jacques deval translated by p. A complete courtroom was built on one of the soundstages, and all scenes will be taken there, following the sequence of the stage play. Her cardboard lover, london, 1928 inafferrabile leslie howard. Jetta goudal and marion davies in the cardboard lover. Cardboard films videography nashville, tn weddingwire. Marion is interviewed marlon davles once was visited by an interviewer with a single pur pose. What he doesnt realize is that the girl isnt pretendingshe actually is in love with him, and.
No one will ever know what possessed mgms reigning screen queen norma shearer to select the tired old stage farce her cardboard lover as her final film. Release date company cinecon year summary captain salvation 1927 mgm 26 1990 captive, the 1915 laskyparamount 40 2004 captured on film the true story of marion davies 2001 timeline 37 2001 cardboard lover, the 1928 mgm 40 2004 careless lady 1932 fox 25 1989 carol for another christmas, a 1964 abc 33 1997 casanova in burlesque 1944 republic. Comedie, romance regarder maintenant telecharger directeur. He also wrote many stories and articles for the new york times, the new yorker, and vanity fair and was one of the biggest boxoffice draws and movie idols of the 1930s. The cardboard boxer is a story of a homeless man thomas haden church and his struggles with being homeless.
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