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The Garden of Eden

  • 19281928
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  • 1h 19m
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6.8/10
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Corinne Griffith and Lowell Sherman in The Garden of Eden (1928)
ComedyDrama
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in love... Read allToni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in love with the handsome Richard, but as they prepare to marry, she comes to believe he is only ... Read allToni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in love with the handsome Richard, but as they prepare to marry, she comes to believe he is only after the wealth accompanying her new noble status. But truth, like true love, will not be... Read all
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  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • Hanns Kräly(screen version)
    • Avery Hopwood(based on the play adapted by)
    • Rudolph Bernauer(play written by)
  • Stars
    • Corinne Griffith
    • Louise Dresser
    • Lowell Sherman
  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • Hanns Kräly(screen version)
    • Avery Hopwood(based on the play adapted by)
    • Rudolph Bernauer(play written by)
  • Stars
    • Corinne Griffith
    • Louise Dresser
    • Lowell Sherman
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    • 9Critic reviews
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    Corinne Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith and Charles Ray in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Maude George, Corinne Griffith, and Lowell Sherman in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith and Lowell Sherman in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Maude George, Corinne Griffith, and Lowell Sherman in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith and Charles Ray in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Corinne Griffith, Charles Ray, and Lowell Sherman in The Garden of Eden (1928)
    Louise Dresser and Corinne Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928)

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    Corinne Griffith
    Corinne Griffith
    • Toni Lebrun
    Louise Dresser
    Louise Dresser
    • Rosa
    Lowell Sherman
    Lowell Sherman
    • Henri D'Avril
    Maude George
    Maude George
    • Madame Bauer
    Charles Ray
    Charles Ray
    • Richard Dupont
    Edward Martindel
    Edward Martindel
    • Col. Dupont
    Carrie Daumery
    Carrie Daumery
    • One of Richard's Aunts
    • (uncredited)
    Dot Farley
    Dot Farley
    • Monte Carlo Telephone Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Tenen Holtz
    Tenen Holtz
    • Headwaiter at Palais de Paris
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Mann
    Hank Mann
    • Railroad Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Bertram Marburgh
      Eric Mayne
      Eric Mayne
      • One of Richard's Uncles
      • (uncredited)
      William H. O'Brien
      William H. O'Brien
      • Waiter at Palais de Paris
      • (uncredited)
      Freeman Wood
      Freeman Wood
      • Musical Director
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Lewis Milestone
      • Writers
        • Hanns Kräly(screen version)
        • Avery Hopwood(based on the play adapted by)
        • Rudolph Bernauer(play written by)
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      • Trivia
        Avery Hopwood's English adaptation of the play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 27 September 1927 but had only 23 performances. The opening night cast included Barbara Barondess, Harlan Briggs, Miriam Hopkins, Douglass Montgomery and Alison Skipworth.
      • Alternate versions
        In 2002, Flicker Alley, LLC copyrighted a new version with an organ score arranged and conducted by 'Robert Israel (II)'. It was produced by Jeffery Masino and runs 79 minutes.

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      9/10
      A quiet and charming little comedy, with some highly interesting visuals...
      The Garden of Eden is a charming but obscure silent comedy from 1928 and was an important film for both its talented director Lewis Milestone, a two-time Academy Award Best Director winner, and its beguiling star Corinne Griffith, a once-popular and now nearly-forgotten star of silent cinema.

      It's adapted to the screen by Avery Hopwood and Hans Kraly from the play by Rudolph Bernauer and Rudolf Österreicher. It features marvelous art-direction courtesy of William Cameron Menzies, who later became a director of films. It also stars Charles Ray as the sophisticate who falls in love with Griffith who he thinks has a title. Ray's specialty was playing country bumpkins, and this Cinderella tale offered him a chance to go against type and perhaps revive his sagging career. However, comeback attempts were hampered by the advent of the sound picture.

      Griffith as always shines and gives a capable and graceful performance. Her beauty has not been missed by Mr. Milestone in his direction of the scenes. Louise Dresser and Lowell Sherman do well by their parts and Edward Martindel is sympathetic as a love-sick uncle. Ray escapes his normal hick role even if the naive innocent aura still hangs over him.

      Structurally the film is divided into three sub-movies which could almost be played independently. The first portion is Toni LeBrun's experience at the "Palais de Paris," a cabaret that she naively thinks is an opera hall. The next movie segment concerns the wooing of Toni by rival uncle and nephew. The last section of the film is also set in the Hotel Eden, however, the plot of this section deals with Toni's wedding.

      On occasion, there are some visually dazzling shots, such as Toni and Richard seated at a grand piano, perfectly reflected in the raised lid, while the room slowly rotates around them. But overall The Garden of Eden is fun and moves briskly enough. The pacing is aided by a slight under cranking that provides a slightly sped-up feeling that boosts the comic effect. However, it's not overdone to the point of ridiculousness. Sadly a Technicolor dream sequence of Toni as a great opera star, prefiguring her later assumed wealth, remains unfortunately lost.
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      • Release date
        • February 4, 1928 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • El jardín del Edén
      • Production company
        • Feature Productions
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 19 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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