Song of the Flame

1h 12m 1930

Brief Synopsis

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This was a screen version of the 1925 operetta by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach,Herbert Stohart, and George Gershwin. The story of the movie is about a peasant ( Bernice Claire ) who is known as "The Flame" who leads a revolution in Russia. This peasant who is in love with a Russian prince (Alexander Gray) saves his life by agreeing to sacrifice her virginity to an evil fellow-conspirtator (Noah Beery).This was an all Technicolor musical which was had a sequence in Vitascope (a Warner Brother's wide screen process)

Cast & Crew

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Alan Crosland

Director

Alexander Gray

Prince Volodya

Bernice Claire

Anuita, the Flame

Noah Beery

Konstantin

Alice Gentle

Natasha

Bert Roach

Count Boris

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Musical
Release Date
May 25, 1930
Premiere Information
New York premiere: ca 6 May 1930
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the musical Song of the Flame, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by George Gershwin and Herbert Stothart. (New York, 30 Dec 1925).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Vitaphone
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,501ft (9 reels)

Synopsis

Before the downfall of the Czar of Russia, Anuita, "The Flame," sings to incite the people to revolt, eluding Prince Voloyda, who tries to capture her with his Cossack troop. Her fellow conspirator, Konstantin, watches her covetously, though he is pledged to Natasha, who is jealous of the younger girl. The conspirators overthrow the czar and plunge the country into chaotic revolt, but Anuita, disgusted with Konstantin's brutality, goes south to her native Polish village where she meets the prince at the Festival of the Harvest, and they fall in love. Konstantin and his troops intercede and arrest the prince, who is to be executed, but Anuita buys his liberty by promising to be Konstantin's mistress. She is imprisoned, and the prince is captured when he comes in disguise to her aid; but Natasha kills Konstantin and the lovers safely escape.

Director

Alan Crosland

Director

Cast

Alexander Gray

Prince Volodya

Bernice Claire

Anuita, the Flame

Noah Beery

Konstantin

Alice Gentle

Natasha

Bert Roach

Count Boris

Inez Courtney

Grusha

Shep Camp

Officer

Ivan Linow

Konstantin's pal

Crew

Harry Akst

Composer

Grant Clarke

Composer

Leo Forbstein

Music Conductor

Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

George Gershwin

Composer

Ernest Grooney

Chorus Director

Anton Grot

Set Decoration

George R. Groves

Recording Engineer

Al Hall

Film Editor

Oscar Hammerstein Ii

Composer

Otto Harbach

Composer

Jack Haskell

Dance Director

Gordon Rigby

Dial

Gordon Rigby

Screenplay version

Ben Silvey

Assistant Director

Norman Spencer

Chorus Director

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

Herbert Stothart

Composer

Eddie Ward

Composer

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Musical
Release Date
May 25, 1930
Premiere Information
New York premiere: ca 6 May 1930
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the musical Song of the Flame, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by George Gershwin and Herbert Stothart. (New York, 30 Dec 1925).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Vitaphone
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,501ft (9 reels)

Award Nominations

Best Sound

1930

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