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Wikipedia article'The Lady of Victories' is a 1928 MGM silent fictionalized film short in two-color Technicolor. It was the third short film produced as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Great Events" series. ProductionThe film began production at the Tec-Art Studio in Hollywood on November 21, 1927, and wrapped on November 26.Slide, Anthony. "The 'Great Events' Series". 'Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film'. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 38.Layton and Pierce 329 It was the first of the "Great Events" shorts to credit Andre Chotin art director.Slide 38 The production featured some of experimental nighttime exterior scenes, a risky artistic and technical undertaking at the time, because of the amount of light needed for proper exposure on Technicolor's film stock.Layton and Pierce 189 ReleaseThe film accompanied the Charlie Chaplin silent feature 'The Circus (1928 film)' in many theaters during its initial release.Layton and Pierce 192 Preservation Status'The Lady of Victories' has been partially preserved, with 1,000 foot fragments preserved by EYE Film Institute, the George Eastman House, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.Layton and Pierce 329 References | |
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