Seven Sinners (1925 film)
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Produced by | Howard Hughes |
| Screenplay by | Lewis Milestone |
| Story by | Lewis Milestone Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Marie Prevost Clive Brook John Patrick Heinie Conklin |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes (7 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Seven Sinners is a 1925 American black-and-white silent comedy crime film directed by Lewis Milestone and written by Milestone and Darryl F. Zanuck.[1][2] The film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.[3]
Although Milestone had directed short training films for the U.S. War Department in 1918 and 1919, and acted as assistant director on the 1921 William A. Seiter film The Foolish Age, this was his feature film directorial debut.[4][5][6]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Contemporary reception
4 Legacy
4.1 Preservation status
4.2 Re-issue
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Plot
Burglars Molly Brian (Marie Prevost) and Joe Hagney (John Patrick) break into the Vickers mansion on Long Island and loot the safe but are caught in the act by another crook, Jerry Winters (Clive Brook), who takes the money from them. The three are confronted by Pious Joe McDowell (Claude Gillingwater) and his wife Mamie (Mathilde Brundage), also crooks, but who assert themselves as friends of the Vickers family. Molly, Joe, and Jerry introduce themselves in turn as Vickers' household servants. A doctor (Dan Mason) arrives with his patient (Heinie Conklin) and quarantines the house. Unknown to the first five, the Doctor and patient are also crooks who use the ruse of a "quarantine" as part of their own methodology. During the brief quarantine, Molly ends up falling in love with Jerry and the two pledge to go straight. When the police (Fred Kelsey) finally arrive, Pious Joe takes responsibility for the robbery so that Molly and Jerry can escape.
Cast
Marie Prevost as Molly Brian
Clive Brook as Jerry Winters- John Patrick as Handsome Joe Hagney
Heinie Conklin as Scarlet Fever Sanders
Claude Gillingwater as Pious Joe McDowell
Mathilde Brundage as Mamie McDowell
Dan Mason as Doctor
Fred Kelsey as Policeman
Contemporary reception
The New York Times wrote the idea "has been worked out in an interesting fashion, with disappointing penitence as a closing touch," and that "picture is quite diverting, and it would have been even better if the humor were lighter in some sequences and if a touch of satire had been included at the finish."[7]
Legacy
Preservation status
The film was presumed lost when Jack Warner destroyed many of its negatives in the December 1948 due to nitrate film pre-1933 decomposition, but an announcement was made in May 2015 of its rediscovery in Queensland, Australia.[8][9]
Re-issue
The restored version of Seven Sinners was shown in Queensland, Australia, on February 19, 2017.[10]
The film is planned released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
See also
- List of rediscovered films
References
^ Langman, Larry (2000). Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. McFarland. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7864-0681-4. Retrieved 19 April 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Seven Sinners (1925)". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ Stars of the Silver Screen: Extracts from The Movie. Bloomsbury Books. 1 December 1984. ISBN 978-0-906223-66-6. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
^ Joseph R. Millichap (1981). Lewis Milestone. Twayne's filmmakers series. Twayne Publishers. p. 190. ISBN 0-8057-9281-3.
^ "Lewis Milestone Profile". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ Janiss Garza. "Seven Siners (1926)". Allmovie. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ Mordaunt Hall (December 8, 1925). "Crooks in a Dilemma". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ Sally Browne "Seven Sinners, lost first film by Lewis Milestone, unearthed in Queensland", Courier-Mail, 5 May 2015
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Seven Sinners
^ Seven Sinners 1925 Ages 12+ | Free
External links
Seven Sinners on IMDb
Seven Sinners at AllMovie
Seven Sinners at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
Seven Sinners at the TCM Movie Database
