The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)


The Bridge of San Luis Rey Poster
1h 27min | Drama | Mar 30, 1929 | Released

This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.

Director: Charles Brabin

Producer: Hunt Stromberg

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Cast (9 Members)


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Henry B. Walthall

Father Juniper

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Jane Winton

Doña Carla

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Emily Fitzroy

Marquesa

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Ernest Torrence

Uncle Pio

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Lili Damita

Camila (La Perichole)

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Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

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Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

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Adrian

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Charles Brabin

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Hunt Stromberg

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Homer Van Pelt

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