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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Doomsday (1928)

65 mins | Drama | 18 February 1928

Cast:

Florence Vidor, Gary Cooper, Lawrence Grant [ More ]

Director:

Rowland V. Lee

Writers:

Donald W. Lee, Doris Anderson

Cinematographer:

Henry Gerrard

Editor:

Robert Bassler

Production Company:

Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
8 Apr 1928
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New York Times
2 Apr 1928
p. 25
Variety
4 Apr 1928
p. 28
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Rowland V. Lee
Dir
PRODUCERS
Adolph Zukor
Pres
Jesse L. Lasky
Pres
WRITERS
Donald W. Lee
Scen
Doris Anderson
Adpt
Julian Johnson
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Henry Gerrard
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Robert Bassler
Film ed
COSTUMES
Travis Banton
Ward
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel Doomsday by George Warwick Deeping (London, 1927).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
George Warwick Deeping
DETAILS
Release Date:
18 February 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
18 February 1928
LP25000
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
65
Length(in feet):
5,652
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Forced to choose between two suitors--Percival Fream, a rich landowner, and Arnold Furze, a handsome farmer--Mary Viner, daughter of a retired English sea captain, selfishly marries Fream to escape the poverty she has known, although she really loves Furze. Leaving her father in the care of a nurse, Mary and her husband live abroad for a year. Her experience teaches her that money can't buy happiness; she gets an annulment, marries Furze, and moves to his family farm, ...

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Forced to choose between two suitors--Percival Fream, a rich landowner, and Arnold Furze, a handsome farmer--Mary Viner, daughter of a retired English sea captain, selfishly marries Fream to escape the poverty she has known, although she really loves Furze. Leaving her father in the care of a nurse, Mary and her husband live abroad for a year. Her experience teaches her that money can't buy happiness; she gets an annulment, marries Furze, and moves to his family farm, "Doomsday."

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GENRE
Genre:
Drama


Subject
Subject (Major):
Drudges
English
Farmers
Marriage--Annulment
Poverty
Sea captains
Wealth

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