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SUMMARY:Lorna Doone
DESCRIPTION:Visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive website to learn more 
 about upcoming screenings and events.\n\nFree admission. No advance 
 reservations. Ticketing is on a first come\, first served basis. Seats will 
 not be assigned.\n\nIntroduction by Associate Motion Picture Curator Steven 
 K. Hill.\n\nScreening 1 of 4\n\nHearst Metrotone News: “Famous 
 Wind-jammer Wrecked on British Coast”\n\nYear: 1936\nCountry: 
 U.S.\nLanguage: English\nRuntime: 30 sec.\nDigital.\n\nScreening 2 of 
 4\n\nHearst Metrotone News: “U.S. Ambassador Has John Bull All 
 Excited”\n\nYear: 1938\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: English\nRuntime: 1 
 min.\nDigital.\n\nScreening 3 of 4\n\nHearst Metrotone News: “​​Town 
 Criers’ Championship”\n\nYear: 1953\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: 
 English\nRuntime: 1 min.\nDigital.\n\nScreening 4 of 4\n\nLorna 
 Doone\n\nYear: 1922\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: English\nRuntime: 81 
 min.\nDigital. B&W and tinted/toned. Silent.\n\nWorld Premiere of New 
 Restoration\n\nFrench-born director Maurice Tourneur’s adaptation of R. 
 D. Blackmore’s 19th-century novel Lorna Doone offered audiences a 
 romantic drama of love and revenge set amid the picturesque landscapes of 
 Exmoor in southwest England. Influenced by his background in painting and 
 illustration\, Tourneur approached filmmaking with a pronounced sensitivity 
 for pictorial design\, treating the frame as a carefully organized visual 
 field that could convey mood and meaning. After moving to the United States 
 in 1914\, he firmly established his reputation through works such as The 
 Wishing Ring (1914)\, The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)\, The Blue Bird 
 (1918) and The Last of the Mohicans (1920)\, all admired for their visual 
 sophistication and cinematic storytelling.\n\nLorna Doone is supported by a 
 cast aligned with Tourneur’s preference for naturalistic\, non-theatrical 
 performances. Madge Bellamy’s spirited portrayal of Lorna proved to be 
 one of the defining roles of her career and showcased her distinctive\, 
 luminous presence\, earning her the nickname “the exquisite Madge.” She 
 would later star in the John Ford epic The Iron Horse (1924) and the 
 cult-classic White Zombie (1932)\, the latter of which has been restored by 
 UCLA. John Bowers\, one of the top leading men in early 1920s Hollywood\, 
 imbues the hero John Ridd with a quiet physicality and sincerity. Anchoring 
 the drama are strong supporting turns by Frank Keenan as the 
 fallen-nobleman-turned-outlaw Sir Ensor Doone\, and Donald MacDonald as the 
 brutal Carver Doone\, whose menacing physique and explosive intensity lend 
 weight to the film’s central conflict.\n\nWhile much of the production 
 was shot at the Thomas H. Ince Studio in Culver City (reportedly with four 
 cameras\, instead of the customary two)\, Tourneur supplemented the 
 studio-bound sets with outdoor location photography to heighten the 
 film’s sense of authenticity. A critical success when released\, Lorna 
 Doone remains one of the most visually and dramatically accomplished 
 American silent films of the early 1920s.—Steven K. Hill.\n\nDCP. 
 Production: Thomas H. Ince Corp. Distribution: Associated First National 
 Pictures. Producer/Director: Maurice Tourneur. Screenwriters: Katherine 
 Reed\, Cecil G. Mumford\, Wyndham Gittens. Based on the novel by R. D. 
 Blackmore. Cinematographer: Henry Sharp. With: Madge Bellamy\, John 
 Bowers\, Frank Keenan\, Donald MacDonald\, May Giracci.\n\nRestoration 
 funded by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & 
 Television Archive and The Film Foundation from a 35mm dupe picture 
 negative\, 35mm nitrate fine grain sections and 16mm prints. Laboratory 
 services by Roundabout Entertainment\, Inc.\, FotoKem. Special thanks to 
 Academy Film Archive\, Kevin Brownlow\, Dan Bursik\, Jere Guldin\, National 
 Film Preservation Foundation.
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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