The Bridge of San Luis Rey

7.3
19291h 27m

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.

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Photo of Lili Damita

Lili Damita

Camila (La Perichole)

Photo of Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Father Juniper

Photo of Jane Winton

Jane Winton

Doña Carla

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