Skyscraper (1928)

Director:

Howard Higgin

Writers:

Elliott J. Clawson (adaptation), Tay Garnett (adaptation),

Stars:

William Boyd, Alan Hale, Sue Carol

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview:
William Boyd	...	Blondy
Alan Hale	...	Slim Strede
Sue Carol	...	Sally
Alberta Vaughn	...	Jane
Wesley Barry	...	Redhead
Paul Weigel	...	Redhead's father

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

One of the most delightful screen productions of the year.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 1928 (USA)

Also Known As:

El rascacielos

Company Credits

Production Co:

DeMille Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ayn Rand was originally hired to write the story, but she wanted to make it about two rival architects instead of rival construction workers, so her work was rejected. She took her idea and eventually turned it into her novel The Fountainhead.

User Reviews

Entertaining comedy/drama set among NY skyscrapers.

This is a typically benign silent comedy/drama whose only distinction is that it is set among the skyscrapers of 1928 NYC. Either the location work is real (hard to beleive they'd take chances with the lives of stars) or the matte work is extraordinry for its day. Blondy and Swede are gruff best friends who build skyscrapers. Blondy gets sweet on a girl he saves from a falling beam, Sally, but when he is injured in an accident and temporarily crippled, he rejects her. Swede tries every desperate measure to get Blondy to fight back, to try to walk, even masquerading as stealing Sally away from him. It all comes right in the end. Oscar nomination for Screenplay, though nothing remarkable in this area.