Condemned is a 1929 American pre-Code melodrama, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer, and Wilhelm von Brincken. The movie was adapted by Sidney Howard from the novel by Blair Niles.
| Condemned | |
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Screenplay by | Sidney Howard |
| Based on | Condemned to Devil's Island 1928 novel by Blair Niles |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Ronald Colman Ann Harding Dudley Digges Louis Wolheim William Elmer |
| Cinematography | George Barnes Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes (sound) 9000 ft. (silent) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 (estimated) |
Plot
A thief incarcerated at the notorious Devil's Island penal colony falls in love with the prison warden's wife.
Cast
- Ronald Colman - Michel
- Ann Harding - Madame Vidal
- Dudley Digges - Vidal
- Louis Wolheim - Jacques
- William Elmer - Pierre
- Wilhelm von Brincken - Vidal's orderly (as William Vaughn)
- Albert Kingsley - Felix
- Constantine Romanoff - Brute Convict
- Harry Ginsberg - Inmate
- Bud Sommers - Inmate
- Stephen Selznick - Inmate
- Baldy Biuddle - Inmate
- John George - Inmate
- John Schwartz - Inmate
Production background
This film was also released in a silent version running 9,000 feet.[1] In 1930, Colman was nominated for an Academy Award in the Acting category for his work in this film and in Bulldog Drummond (1929). Condemned was the first of eight films written by Sidney Howard for producer Samuel Goldwyn, the last of which was Raffles (1939).[citation needed]
Soundtrack
Note: this list is incomplete
- "Song of the Condemned", written by Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling
International releases
The film is known by a variety of other names, including: Condenado in Portugal and Spain, Condemned to Devil's Island in the U.S. reissue, Condenado a Isla del Diablo in Argentina, Flucht von der Teufelsinsel in Austria, and L'isola del diavolo in Italy.
See also
References
External links
- Condemned at IMDb
- Condemned at Cine.gr (in Greek)
- Condemned at TCM
- Condemned at AllMovie
- Condemned at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
