The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lili Damita

Camila (La Perichole)

Age : 89 | Popularity : 3%

Ernest Torrence

Uncle Pio

Age : 54 | Popularity : 3%

Raquel Torres

Pepita

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Don Alvarado

Manuel

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Duncan Renaldo

Esteban

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Henry B. Walthall

Father Juniper

Age : 58 | Popularity : 7%

Michael Vavitch

Viceroy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Emily Fitzroy

Marquesa

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Merritt B. Gerstad
	Still Photographer	Homer Van Pelt
Art	Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Adrian
Directing	Director	Charles Brabin
Writing	Writer	Marian Ainslee Ruth Cummings Alice D.G. Miller
	Novel	Thornton Wilder
Editing	Editor	Margaret Booth
Production	Producer	Hunt Stromberg
Department	Role	Name

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