The Czarina's Secret
| The Czarina's Secret | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Technicolor Corporation |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | March 17, 1928 |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English Intertitles |
| Budget | $20,068.54[1] |
The Czarina's Secret is a 1928
MGM silent fictionalized film short in two-color Technicolor. It was the fourth film produced as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
's "Great Events" series.
Production
The film was shot over five days at the Tec-Art Studio in Hollywood.Cecil B. deMille's The King of Kings less than a year earlier. As with the previous "Great Events" production, The Lady of Victories, The Czarina's Secret made extensive, experimental use of night scenes.[4]
Release
The released version of The Czarina's Secret was well-reviewed, prompting Film Spectator to state that "Technicolor has brought its process to a point of perfection that our big producers can not ignore much longer," and surmising that audience demand for Technicolor would soon be on the increase.[5]
Preservation status
The Czarina's Secret is considered a lost film.[6]
References
- ^ Layton, James and David Pierce. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. George Eastman House, 2015, p. 332.
- ^ Layton and Pierce 332
- ^ Slide, Anthony. "The 'Great Events' Series". Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 38.
- ^ Layton and Pierce 189
- ^ Layton and Pierce 192
- ^ Layton and Pierce 332
External links
- The Czarina's Secret at IMDb
