Premium
Reviews of Foreign Films
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1941.tb03093.x
Subject(s) - art , art history , musical , humanities , visual arts
Book reviewed in this article: Le Jour se Lève. Directed by Marcel Carne. Scenario by Jacques Viot. Acted by Arletty, Jules Berry and Jacqueline Laurent. Music by Maurice Jaubert. Distributed by Pax Films, Inc., 723 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse. Mayerling to Sarajevo. Directed by Max Ophuls. Acted by John Lodge, Edwige Feuillere, Debucourt and Aime Clariond. Music by Oscar Straus. Distributed by Leo Films, 729 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse, N. Y. El Matrero (The Marauder). Played by Agustín Irusta, Amelia Bence, S. Schiola. Produced by Argentine Sono Films. Directed by Orestes Caviglia. New York distributor: Radio Teatro Hispano, 116 Street at Fifth Avenue, New York. Caballo a caballo. Acted by Chato Ortin, Enrique Herrera, Joaquín Pardavé and Consuelo Frank. Presented by Columbia Films Corporation. Produced by Grovas Oro Films, S.A., Mexico, D.F. Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro. New York distributor: Teatro Iris, Amsterdam Ave. at 147 St., New York City. The Life of Giuseppe Verdi. Directed by Carmine Gallone. Acted by Fosco Giachetti, Gaby Morlay, Maria Cebotari and Beniamino Gigli, tenor. Screen play by Lucio D'Ambra and Carmine Gallone. Musical direction by Tullio Serafin. Distributed by Esperia Film Company, 1650 Broadway, New York City. Equipped with sub‐titles in English. Ahora seremos felices. Acted by Juan Arvizu, Mapy Cortes and Pepe del Campo. Produced by the Compañía Habana Industrial Cinematográfica, directed by William Nolte and distributed in New York City by the Teatro Latino, 110 Street at Fifth Avenue. Citadel of Silence. Directed by Marcel L'Herbier. Acted by Annabella, Pierre Renoir, Bernard Lancret and Robert Le Vigan. Screen play based on the novel of the same title by T. H. Herbert. Music by Arthur Honegger and Darius Milhaud. Distributed by French Film Alliance of the U. S., 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York City. Equipped with sub‐titles in English. Baldevins Brollop (Baldwin's Wedding). Directed by Emil A. Pehrson. Acted by Edvard Persson, Arthur Fischer, Dagmar Ebbesen and Bullan Weidjen. Distributed by Scandinavian Talking Pictures, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Equipped with sub‐titles in English. Il Corsaro Nero (The Black Pirate). Directed by Amleto Palmeri. Acted by Ciro Verrati, Silvana Jachino, Ada Biagini, Nerio Bernardi and Cesco Baseggio. Screen play by Emilio Salgari. Music by Alessandro Cicognini. Distributed by Esperia Film Company, 1650 Broadway, New York City. No English sub‐titles. Scipio Africanus. Directed by Carmine Gallone. Acted by Annibale Ninchi, Isa Miranda, Gamillo Pilotto, Fosco Giachetti and Francesca Bragiotti. Music by Ildebrando Pizzetti. Distributed by Esperia Film Company, 1650 Broadway, New York City. No English sub‐titles. Sotto la Croce del Sud (Under the Southern Cross). Directed by Guido Brignone. Acted by Giovanni Grasso, Enrico Clori, Antonio Centa and Doris Duranti. Mediterranea Films. No English sub‐titles.