Marion davies is impersonating mae murray, lillian gish and pola negri. The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. When this doesnt have the desired effect, patricia takes. The survival of american silent feature films library of congress. Unbegrenzter zugang finden sie wonach sie suchen keine werbung. The patsy 1928 mgm film with marion davies produced by king vidor d7km2c from alamys library of millions of high resolution. Silent era home page psfl the patsy 1928 a growing source of silent era film information.
Marion davies is tearfully funny as the trod upon younger sister in her first film with director king vidor, the patsy 1928. Gloriously fun and frothy, the patsy was the biggest hit of davies career. The new york hat was directed by d w griffith for the biograph studio in 1912. I did enjoy the movie however the ending did feel a little rushed and not enough drama took place. The songs themselves are very unique as is patsy s voice. Twinkle dave and buddy bring slime making supplies. Her father loves her, but her domineering mother played by marie dressler strongly favors her sister grace, leaving pat in a semicinderella situation, having to do the chores for both sisters, routinely having to hand over her nicest clothes to grace.
The film continued daviess shift toward comedy, cemented with the release of the patsy in 1928. Today, her appearance in the patsy is counted alongside that in show people as one of her best screen performances. Commander cody and his lost planet airmen hot licks,cold steel. From this list i distilled the theme for tony, one of the film s main characters, while adapting it.
Camille deadpan this one has to be one of my new favourites and thats only because of the hilarious and silly and very cute and irresistable marion davies. As one of the greatest comediennes of the silent era, this is no great surprise. The actress stars as pat harrington, the neglected daughter of a wouldbe society matron marie dressler and. With jerry lewis, ina balin, everett sloane, phil harris. The patsy 1928 jealous that her older sister, grace jane winton, has landed handsome and successful tony anderson orville caldwell, patricia harrington marion davies launches an. Directed by the great king vidor this marion davies silent comedy also stars marie dressler in the comeback role credited with keeping the great dame from taking her own life and rejuvenating her career. The patsy 1928 is a comedy, drama movie starring marion davies and orville caldwell. If you want to introduce somebody to silent films, show them this one, especially if theyre a lady.
The patsy 1928 king vidor synopsis, characteristics. For example, comparing when davies goes around spouting non sequiturs and when she parades around in silly hats, its clear which scene was created on stage and which was created for film. Jul 26, 2017 the patsy 1928 film complet en francais a 20170726t20. American child actors patsy mae dittemore, eugene porky lee, darla hood, george spanky mcfarland, billie buckwheat thomas and carl alfalfa switzer in a promotional still for a film in the. Secretly in love with tony anderson orville caldwell, the boyfriend of her irresponsible but irresistible sister grace jane winton, patsy yearns to be a personality girl. Pat harrington marian davies is the patsy in her family, the forgotten good girl who watches her flirtatious sister collect all the fellas. They range from silent film classics and works on sociopolitical topics, such as the crowd 1928, to films depicting social upheaval, as in our. The patsy is a 1964 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. In may it won the silver award at the 2015 international independent film awards. The film turned a healthy profit and earned accolades. The patsy 1928 mgm film with marion davies produced by king.
Jerry lewis plays a dimbulbed bellhop who, after an extraordinary series of events, finds himself being groomed to step into the comical shoes of one of the countrys best young comedians. Jun 29, 2015 the patsy 1928 silent film twenties girl. Marion davies, orville caldwell, marie dressler, lawrence gray, dell henderson, jane winton, king vidor. Nov 10, 2015 the patsy is, in my opinion, one of the alltime great silent comedies that doesnt get the amount of credit it deserves. She knows that to get a man, a girl needs to get some personality. Patricia shrugs off her diffidence and, in the hope that tony will be drawn to her new persona, tries to carry herself with the selfconfidence of the eras silent film stars. The patsy 1928 film complet en francais a 20170726t20. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. I am happy to report that following a 2week delay in delivery, the usps has finally succeeded in delivering my next two warner archive titles, and they are great ones. This listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett. Jealous that her older sister grace has landed handsome and successful tony anderson, patricia harrington launches an elaborate charm offensive to win his heart. In the film, pat davies is supposed to be the younger sister of grace winton.
Quite unexpected on the other hand, is the absurd and outrageous performance of marie dressler as the girls mother, a vain and socially. Members of his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone to take his place as their meal ticket. Davies radiates comic charm, highlighted by her deadon impersonations of the three cinema divas, in this audience pleaser directed by king vidor the crowd and costarring marie dressler min and bill as pats battleax of a mother. The patsy 1928 a cinderella fable for the jazz age, king vidors the patsy 1928 is a perfectlytooled vehicle for the comic talents of marion davies. But when sis twotimes her current beau, the dreamboat pat secretly loves, pat seizes her chance. Of equal merit is the inclusion of the documentary in the official selection of the san jose international short film festival in october 2015. The patsy the 1928 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. It was five years after her death when the song was released as a single originally in 1968. Patsy cline always one month prior to her passing, patsy recorded this irving berlin evergreen. The patsy is a 1928 comedy directed by king vidor, starring marion davies davies is pat harrington, daughter of the wealthy harrington family. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The patsy is a 1928 american silent comedydrama film directed by king vidor, coproduced by.
Watch the patsy 1928 online for free in high quality and download the patsy 1928 movie hd or stream full the patsy 1928 free streaming patsy away movie full movie online. The real patsy cline hd online movie you can watch free. Remarkably, these six classic films were followed by vidors first sound movie, hallelujah. Marion davies patricia harrington, orville caldwell tony anderson, marie dressler ma harrington, dell henderson pa harrington, lawrence gray billy, jane winton grace harrington cosmoplitan pictures corporation production. It was marie dresslers comeback film after a long slump in her film career. Based on a hit broadway play, this modern cinderella story casts davies as patsy harrington, the drudge of her socialclimbing family. Marion davies, orville caldwell, marie dressler, lawrence gray, dell henderson, jane winton. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. The patsy s print looks brilliant and it has a flawless soundtrack by vivek maddala. The patsy, the patsy, investigative reports the men who killed kennedy. They marked the high point of daviess popularity and profitability. This film was produced and or financed by paramount pictures and patti enterprises. In september 2015 it won the award of recognition at the accolade global film competition. The patsy is a 1928 american silent comedydrama film directed by king vidor, coproduced by and starring marion davies for cosmopolitan productions, and released by metrogoldwynmayer.
Dolls50265, hoogland, jadoll, littledoll and veorika the effandbee doll company is one of americas oldest doll producers. Feb 04, 2008 marion davies is impersonating mae murray, lillian gish and pola negri. Patsy is the forgotten good girl who watches her flirtatious sister collect all the fellas, until her sis twotimes her beau, a dreamboat who patsy secretly loves. The big tv show is getting closer, and stanley gets worse all the time. In the course of my research, i discovered the original cuesheet for the patsy, a list of popular hit songs and classical themes that were performed live with the film on its original release in 1928. The booklet has many great photos, thoughts from patsy and explanations of the inspirations behind each song.
The patsy 1928 film synopsis and discussion obscure. Apr 05, 2014 but roddy is also a plot devicean obvious means of imperiling letty and facilitating her redemption, if redemption is to come. Marie dressler as her mother has some especially funny facial reactions. Elf on the shelf elves shows how to make slime with the patsy family day 18 christmas 2017. Find similar and related movies for the patsy 1928 king vidor on allmovie. In addition, bill richmond, who cowrote the screenplay with lewis, makes a cameo appearance in the patsy as a piano player. But the man they choose, bellboy stanley belt, cant do anything right.
From this list i distilled the theme for tony, one of the films main characters, while adapting it for our times. The film is slow to warm up, but from the moment davis becomes set on achieving a personality, it rarely lets up with a very funny middle section in which her family thinks that she has lost her mind. The film daily 1928 year book the annual edition of filmdoms encyclopedia and book of reference, tenth replete with informative and statistical data of compelling interest to all those engaged in the motion picture industry. Lots of the title cards are really funny and witty i have so much fun reading them. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by. You may spot mae marsh as a gossip or lillian gish as a customer in the store but the main roles are played by lionel barrymore as the pastor and mary pickford as he girl. Davies impersonations of other stars of the day like gish are spot on and alone are worth checking this one out.
The patsy 1928 jealous that her older sister, grace jane winton, has landed handsome and successful tony anderson orville caldwell, patricia harrington marion davies launches an elaborate. The patsy was a success for mgm, and an artistic triumph for davies. His score for this film is even better than his score for wild oranges. And what about that home movie showing all three romping on the beach at santa monica. The patsy 1928 film complet en francais film complet francais. Next to show people, the patsy may well be marion davies best silent vehicle. When this doesnt have the desired effect, patricia takes things a step further. Dressler turned her career around here, and jane winton was never sexier imo, playing the attn starved mean sister beautifully. The patsy is one of the great silent comediesromcoms. American child actors patsy mae dittemore, eugene porky. An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her elder sisters boyfriend tries to make him notice her. Yes, the patsy doesnt really seem to commit 100% to being a silent film. Nov 23, 2010 plot synopsis by hal erickson next to show people, the patsy may well be marion davies best silent vehicle. Would he ask him to play in his production of show people 1928.
The patsy, also a success, was followed by the even more popular show people 1928, another star vehicle for actress marion davies and today her best remembered work. The patsy 1928 kinoxto kbs downloaden the patsy 1928 torrent kbs downloaden hot. I will start with one of my favorite silent comedies, a great treat from director king vidor and one of marion davies masterpiecesthe. With marion davies, orville caldwell, marie dressler, dell henderson, lawrence gray, jane winton. Amusing look by king vidor at snobbery, sibling rivalry, and family dysfunction that serves to remind those of us who are not as familiar with her work as. The film was financed by marion davies patron, newspaper magnate william randolph hearst, and was the first of three king vidor would make with her. I was introduced to her when i first saw her in tonights silent film, the patsy. Having heard patsy sing live many times, i was anxiously awaiting the completion of this cd, and it was definitely worth the wait. It was released on august 12, 1964 by paramount pictures. Stream full movie patsy away movie, all in hd quality.
Fleischaker the f and hugh baum, the b formed the company in 1910. Spouting odd quotes after reading a selfhelp book, neglected pat marion davies quickly convinces her sister jane winton and mom marie dressler shes gone round the bend in the patsy, 1928. Feb 02, 20 the patsy 1928 and the bachelor father 1931 february 2, 20 tonights double bill is two films starring marion davies. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. The actress stars as pat harrington, the neglected daughter of a wouldbe society matron marie dressler and a browbeaten father dell henderson. Her father loves her, but her domineering mother played by marie dressler strongly favors her sister grace, leaving pat in a semicinderella situation, having to do the chores for both sisters, routinely having to hand over her. From beginning to end a great film, marion davies is a delight to watch. A lot of the laughs are inside jokes for diehard fans and though most of the film sparkles there are scenes placed there solely for the sake of celebrity cameos. Marion davies, marie dressler, jane winton, dell henderson, orville caldwell. Released 1928, the patsy stars marion davies, orville caldwell, marie dressler, dell henderson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 4 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The patsy 1928 film complet en francais film complet.