Condemned (1929 film)

Condemned
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Written by Blair Niles
(story "Condemned to Devil's Island")
Sidney Howard (screenplay)
Starring Ronald Colman
Ann Harding
Dudley Digges
Louis Wolheim
William Elmer
Music by Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography George Barnes
Gregg Toland
Edited by Stuart Heisler
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • November 3, 1929 (1929-11-03) (premiere)
  • November 16, 1929 (1929-11-16) (wide)
Running time
 86 minutes (sound)
9000 ft. (silent)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $600,000 (estimated)

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.[1] 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

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

  1. ↑ Condemned, SilentEra.com; accessed July 23, 2015.

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