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Soldiers march a condemned man through a rural area to a bridge high above a stream. While a boy plays a drum... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Nicholas Bela | ... | The Spy |
| Charles Darvas | ... | Union Officer |
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| Marbeth Wright | ... | The Girl |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
A convicted spy manages to avoid being hanged from a bridge when the rope breaks and flees for his life and freedom in this short silent film from Charles Vidor, his first as director.
Hungarian-born Vidor would go on to become a specialist in big, lush productions, including musicals like Gene Kelly's breakthrough movie, COVER GIRL and Grace Kelly's (no relation) final film, THE SWAN. Here, in 1929, unhampered by bulky sound equipment, he uses only visual images, traveling shots, lots of double exposure and some unfortunately over-the-top emoting by actor Nicolas Bela to tell his titleless tale to pretty good effect.
If you wish to introduce someone to dramatic silent film technique, this would not be a bad choice. It's short enough not to risk boredom and interesting enough -- life and death, after all -- to hold an audience's interest.