JOHN BARRYMORE "TEMPEST" 1929 MOVIE HERALD

Description

Original Herald from Uruguay and Argentina in South America. This kind of gorgeous heralds are quite scarce, they were printed by a local distributor (Max Glücksmann) just during a short period of time between the late 1920's and the late 1930's. Usually printed on both sides, in full color or in duotone inks featuring Art Deco style, they show great graphics from the films advertised. Most advertise a single feature movie, while a few examples advertise double movie programs.
Local Title:
LA TEMPESTAD ROJA
Original Title:
TEMPEST
Year / Country:
1928 - USA
Company:
United Artists
Director:
Sam Taylor
Starring:
John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, Louis Wolheim
Size (unfolded):
260 mm x 175 mm
Condition:
Very Good
Ref #:
D-57
Herald advertises this film as shown at
CINE DORE
from Uruguay on
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929
Comments:
Tempest is a 1928 feature silent film directed by Sam Taylor. V. I. Nemirovich-Dantchenko wrote the screenplay and William Cameron Menzies won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in the film in 1929, the first year of the awards ceremony. John Barrymore and Camilla Horn star in the film, with Louis Wolheim co-starring.
Plot:
The film is set during final days of Czarist Russia and revolves around a peasant who rises through the ranks of the Russian army ending up a lieutenant. His life is made increasingly difficult by the aristocrats and officers around him who are resentful of his progress. He then finds himself rejected by a princess he falls in love with and, having been caught in her room, is put in prison. There he is stripped of his rank, but soon after the Russian Civil War starts, and as a result of the Red Terror, the tables are turned.
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