• Source: The Dove (1927 film)

The Dove is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Roland West based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland.




Background


The original story is about Mexican despot Don José (Beery), who falls in love with the dancing girl Dolores (Talmadge) who rejects him. Due to the potential political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country. The film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists.




Plot


A despot falls for a dancing girl. After she rejects him, she has her other beau framed for murder.




Cast


Norma Talmadge as Dolores
Noah Beery as Don José María y Sandoval
Gilbert Roland as Johnny Powell
Eddie Borden as Billy
Harry Myers as Mike
Walter Daniels as The Drunk
Kalla Pasha as The Comandante
Michael Vavitch as Gómez
Brinsley Shaw as The Patriot
Charles Darvas as The Comandante's Captain
Michael Dark as Sandoval's Captain
Olga Baclanova as Bit Part (uncredited)
Robert Gleckler as Bit Part (uncredited)
Mark Hamilton as Prisoner (uncredited)
Andy MacLennan as Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack McDonald as Bit Part (uncredited)
Alice White as Bit Part (uncredited)




Recognition


Though the film was not well received, William Cameron Menzies won the first Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1928 for this film and Tempest, though the award was then called "Interior Decoration."
In 1932, Herbert Brenon directed a new talkie version named Girl of the Rio, starred by Dolores del Río for RKO Radio Pictures.




Awards and nominations


The Dove won the 1929 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for William Cameron Menzies.




Preservation


Prints of The Dove are located in the collections of the Library of Congress and Swedish Film Institute. The Library of Congress has reels 1, 3, 4, and 8, and is missing reels 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9.




See also


The Girl and the Gambler (1939)




References






External links



The Dove at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Dove at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Alternative lobby advertisement
Still at olgabaclanova.com
United Artists Press Book on the Internet Archive

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