The Wind (1928)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (2)
| Original title | The Wind |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1928-12-03 |
Cast
Dorothy Cumming
Cora
Edward Earle
Beverly, hennes man, Lettys kusin
William Orlamond
Sourdough, Liges vän
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director |
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| Screenplay | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Titles |
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| Executive Producer |
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| Costume Designer |
Cast
| Lillian Gish | Letty Mason | ||
| Lars Hanson | Lige Highwater | ||
| Montagu Love | Wirt Roddy, boskapshandlare | ||
| Dorothy Cumming | Cora | ||
| Edward Earle | Beverly, hennes man, Lettys kusin | ||
| William Orlamond | Sourdough, Liges vän | ||
| Carmencita Johnson | Coras och Beverlys dotter | ||
| Leon Janney | Coras och Beverlys son | ||
| Billy Kent Schaefer | Coras och Beverlys son |
Companies
| Production Company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc. | ||
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| Loew's Inc. | (©) | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn | 1928 | |
| Laboratory | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laboratories | ||
| Other Company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation | 1928 | (distributör i USA) |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 41932 |
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| Date | 1928-12-03 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2185 meters |
| Censored length | 2155 meters |
| Notes | Längsta visningskopia efter censurklipp: 2156 meter. Censurklipp i akt 5: ansiktet i sanden, Lettys andra besök hos liket samt en del av närbilden av Letty i fönstret (30 meter). |
| Censorship number | 41051 |
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| Date | 1928-07-26 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 1723 meters |
| Censored length | 1717 meters |
| Notes | Granskningskopian saknade texter. Visningskopian 1982 meter efter censurklipp (5 akter). Klipp i akt 5: ansiktet i sanden och en del av närbilden av Letty i fönstret (6 meter). |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2049 meter |
| Length in minutes | 75 min |
| Reels | 6 reels |
Original work
Production location
| USA | 1927-03-29 | 1927-05-24 | ||||
| M-G-M Studios | Culver City, Kalifornien | (interiörer) | ||||
| Mojaveöknen i södra Kalifornien | (exteriörer) |
Release dates
| First showing | 1928-11-09 | Capitol Theatre | New York | USA | 75 min | |
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| Release in Sweden | 1928-12-03 | China | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min | (24 bilder/sekund) |
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2002-02-27 | |||||
| 2002-02-28 | ||||||
| FIAF showing | 2007-03-28 | |||||
| 2007-03-30 | ||||||
| 2008-11-15 | ||||||
| 2008-11-25 | Skickas direkt från Wien. | |||||
| 2008-11-29 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2009-09-11 | |||||
| FIAF showing | 2010-08-08 | För visning under stumfilmfestivalen IV Jornada Brasileira de Cinema Silencioso, 6-15/8. | ||||
| 2010-08-12 | För visning under stumfilmfestivalen IV Jornada Brasileira de Cinema Silencioso, 6-15/8. | |||||
| Forskarvisning bord, filmvet. | 2011-09-12 | |||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2013-02-03 | |||||
| 2013-04-20 | ||||||
| 2013-05-05 | ||||||
| FIAF showing | 2015-09-06 | |||||
| 2017-05-12 | ||||||
| 2017-05-21 | ||||||
| 2018-11-25 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2019-08-31 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2019-08-31 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Love Brought the Sunshine | |
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| Composer | David Mendoza | |
| Dave Dreyer | ||
| William Axt | ||
| Lyrics | Herman Ruby |
Related films
| Victor Sjöström - ett porträtt av Gösta Werner (1981) | The Wind (1928) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 1957 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Behind the scenes prints | 7 |
| Slides | 12 |
| Album | No |
