Manchu Love
| Manchu Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Technicolor Corporation |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English Intertitles |
| Budget | $16,240[1] |
Manchu Love is a 1929 American
Production
The film was shot at the Tec-Art Studio in Hollywood. Director Elmer Clifton was paid $1000.00 for his work on this film and Light of India, a later entry in the series.[3] The art direction and color supervision by Natalie Kalmus drew significant praise despite the project having one of the lowest budgets in the "Great Events" series.[4]
Preservation status
This film has survived in its entirety. A complete print was preserved by the Cinema Arts Laboratory in 1993 and is held in the archives at the George Eastman House.[5] It was screened as recently as 2015 at the Museum of Modern Art's Roy and Niuta Titus Theater for a presentation by authors James Layton and David Pierce.[6]
References
- ^ Layton, James and David Pierce. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. George Eastman House, 2015, p. 339.
- ^ Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. p. 87. Accessed 19 May 2021.
- ^ Slide, Anthony. "The 'Great Events' Series". Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 38.
- ^ Layton, James. "Manchu Love (Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, US 1929)".
- ^ Layton and Pierce 342
- ^ The Dawn of Technicolor: The Silent Era. Museum of Modern Art. Accessed April 12, 2020.
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