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Condemned (1929 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Condemned' is a 1929 American black-and-white pre-Code melodrama, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer, and Wilhelm von Brincken. The movie was adapted by Sidney Howard from the novel by Blair Niles.
Production background
This film was also released in a silent version running 9000 feet.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Condemned1929.html 'Condemned'], SilentEra.com; accessed July 23, 2015. In 1930, Colman was nominated for an Academy Award in the Acting category for his work in this film and in 'Bulldog Drummond' (1929). 'Condemned' was the first of eight films written by Sidney Howard for producer Samuel Goldwyn, the last of which was 'Raffles' (1939).
Cast
* Ronald Colman - Michel
* Ann Harding - Madame Vidal
* Dudley Digges - Vidal
* Louis Wolheim - Jacques
* William Elmer - Pierre
* Wilhelm von Brincken - Vidal's orderly (as William Vaughn)
* Albert Kingsley - Felix
* Constantine Romanoff - Brute Convict
* Harry Ginsberg - Inmate
* Bud Sommers - Inmate
* Stephen Selznick - Inmate
* Baldy Biuddle - Inmate
* John George - Inmate
* John Schwartz - Inmate
Soundtrack
'Note: this list is incomplete'
* "Song of the Condemned" written by Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling
International releases
The film is known by a variety of other names, including: 'Condenado' in Portugal and Spain, 'Condemned to Devil's Island' in the USA reissue, 'Condenado a Isla del Diablo' in Argentina, 'Flucht von der Teufelsinsel' in Austria, and 'L'isola del diavolo' in Italy.
References
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