Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
, Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
, George O'Brien
George O'Brien
, Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
, Noah Beery Sr.
Noah Beery Sr.
, Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
, Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
, George O'Brien
George O'Brien
, Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister
, Noah Beery Sr.
Noah Beery Sr.
, Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda

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Overview

Working with parallell narratives, one telling the title story and the other of a WW I-era train wreck, this epic spectacular is a film with a tragic history that illustrates that back in its early years, movie-making was truly risky business. The same cast appears in both stories. The first half of the film is totally silent and the second contains some sound. The film is unusually violent and realistic. The flood scenes are particularly disturbing especially when it is realized that many of the floundering extras were actually drowning. The film's original cameraman, Hal Mohr could see that production designer Anton Grot's sets were quite dangerous and had the potential of doing damage when the flood scenes were filmed. He pleaded with Grot to change them, but Grot refused. Mohr left the film and was replaced by Barney McGill who captured the tragedy on film. When looking for this film, avoid the 1957 reissue as it has been chopped down from 135 to 75 minutes. The 1989 restored version is preferable.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/22/2011
UPC: 0883316276822
Original Release: 1928
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:48:00
Sales rank: 24,099

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Dolores Costello Mary / Miriam
George O'Brien Travis / Japheth
Paul McAllister Minister / Noah
Noah Beery Sr. Nickoloff/King Nephilim
Louise Fazenda Hilda/Tavern Maid
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Al/Ham
Nigel de Brulier Soldier/High Priest
Anders Randolf German/Leader of Soldiers
Armand Kaliz Frenchman/King's Guard
Myrna Loy Dancer/Slave Girl
William V. Mong Innkeeper/Guard
Malcolm Waite Balkan/Shem
Noble Johnson Slave Broker
Otto Hoffman Investor with Gun / Trader
Joe Bonomo Aide to Leader of Soldiers
John Wayne Extra

Technical Credits
Fred Jackman Special Effects
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