The Climax (1930)
62 mins | Romance | 26 January 1930
Director:
Renaud HoffmanWriters:
Julien Josephson, Lillian DuceyCinematographer:
Jerome AshEditor:
Bernard W. BurtonProduction Company:
Universal Pictures Corp.According to a production directory in the 20 Apr 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World, the starting date for The Climax was 1 Apr 1929.
Another adaptation of Edward Locke's play was made by Universal in 1944. Also entitled The Climax, that film was directed by George Waggner and starred Boris Karloff and Susanna Foster (see entry). ...
According to a production directory in the 20 Apr 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World, the starting date for The Climax was 1 Apr 1929.
Another adaptation of Edward Locke's play was made by Universal in 1944. Also entitled The Climax, that film was directed by George Waggner and starred Boris Karloff and Susanna Foster (see entry).
Adella Donatelli, a beautiful young Italian girl, aspires to achieve the operatic fame of her mother; and her grandfather, Anton Donatelli, arranges for her to study under Luigi Golfanti, who coached her mother. While studying with Luigi, she and his son, Pietro, fall in love, and Pietro writes a love song for her. Luigi arranges for her to sing for Bellini, an American impresario; but she goes to her grandfather's deathbed, then sings for Bellini who suggests a slight operation to improve her voice. Luigi sacrifices to have the surgery performed, but Dr. Gardoni, jealous of Pietro, sprays her throat with a medicine that causes her to lose her voice entirely. Luigi persuades Pietro to give her up in Gardoni's favor. At the wedding ceremony, Pietro plays on the organ the love song he composed for her; and overcome, Adella regains her voice and breaks into song. Conscience-stricken, Gardoni leaves the ...
Adella Donatelli, a beautiful young Italian girl, aspires to achieve the operatic fame of her mother; and her grandfather, Anton Donatelli, arranges for her to study under Luigi Golfanti, who coached her mother. While studying with Luigi, she and his son, Pietro, fall in love, and Pietro writes a love song for her. Luigi arranges for her to sing for Bellini, an American impresario; but she goes to her grandfather's deathbed, then sings for Bellini who suggests a slight operation to improve her voice. Luigi sacrifices to have the surgery performed, but Dr. Gardoni, jealous of Pietro, sprays her throat with a medicine that causes her to lose her voice entirely. Luigi persuades Pietro to give her up in Gardoni's favor. At the wedding ceremony, Pietro plays on the organ the love song he composed for her; and overcome, Adella regains her voice and breaks into song. Conscience-stricken, Gardoni leaves the church.
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement AwardTOP SEARCHES
The Symbol of the Unconquered
This Black independent film was shot in Fort Lee, NJ, under the working title The Wilderness Trail. A 6 Nov 1920 Moving Picture World item noted that editing was ... >>
The Great Dictator
The working title of this picture was The Dictator . In the cast credits at the end of the film, Charles Chaplin is listed in both the "People ... >>
Psycho
Actor Vaughn Taylor's surname is misspelled "Tayler" in the onscreen credits. Several Jun and Jul 1959 HR news items erroneously refer to the film as Psyche. ... >>
Mystery in Mexico
HR news items add the following information about the production: In Jan 1947, RKO announced that the film was to be a "bi-lingual" release, produced by J. ... >>
The Cowboys
Although onscreen credits include a copyright statement that reads "Sanford Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.," the copyright registration lists the claimant as "Warner Bros., Inc. & Sanford Productions, ... >>
