After losing his job as a stoker on a luxury cruise liner, the resentful but ambitious jim carter spencer tracy joins a carnival run by pop mcwade as a cleaner for a show called dantes inferno. Pieklo dantego 1935 dantes inferno jim carter spotyka mc wadea prowadzacego podupadajacy klub dantes inferno. It plays like a weird piece of delirium tossed into the middle of the depression years. Inferno is an epic poem about hell, written by dante in the 14th century.
At the beginning of the film, the impoverished jim carter spencer tracy ruthlessly pursues power and money. There are a couple reasons, dear reader, that you do not remember the 1935 adaptation of dante, dantes inferno, directed by harry lachman. Most fox films were fairly small in scope but this one is a grandiose financial gamble on the order of 1930s just imagine a comedy space voyage to mars. Much has been made by critics of lachmans past as an impressionist painter. As announced this week at classic flix, dantes inferno 1935, will be released on august th, 20, by 20th centuryfox as a part of their fox cinema archives mod product line. Dantes inferno original screenplay for the 1935 film by. Dantes inferno 1935 harry lachman releases allmovie. Here s what you get when you search for dante s inferno on wikipedia. Oct 28, 2014 harry lachmans dantes inferno 1935 may be more of a curio than anything else, but what a curio it is. Dante s inferno, the 1935 spectacle of destructive greed and carnival ballyhoo, opens on flames. Aug 21, 2015 the most baffling adaptations of dantes inferno, with one more on the way. After the studio showing of the film on 16 apr 1935. This is stock footage that has been taken from the italianmade silent dantes inferno 1911, which was believed lost up until a few years ago.
Collider disconly dvd linferno 1911 italian silent fantasy film dantes. Walthall is more interested in the spiritual aspects of man s fascination with hell, but tracy uses hoopla and exaggeration to get the suckers into the inferno. It s not hellfire but the boilerroom furnaces of an ocean liner where jim carter spencer tracy is ostensibly a stoker, though he manages to get out of work with a litany of manufactured injuries before he s tossed out. Dantes inferno is also a difficult movie to classify. In lacking almost everything else, there is one thing this film version of dantes inferno is not short of and that is the sheer chutzpah involved in dragging dantes epic poem down to fuel a cheap redemptionoftheavaricious morality play. It was probably one of the biggest budget films fox had ever done up to that time with two disasters and a dream sequence of hell.
Carnival barker spencer tracy befriends elderly concessionaire henry b. Dantes inferno disambiguation dantes inferno is the first part of dante alighieris epic poem divine c. Despite the rather overthetop moralising of the finale, which posits a dramatic comeuppance for tracy, the ambitious and cynical showman who has built. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. This was fox film corporations last film before the company merged with twentieth century pictures to form 20th century fox. The film mixes material from dantes inferno with plot points from charles dickens a christmas carol. Tracy is enamored of walthalls niece, claire trevor. Dantes inferno is a 1935 motion picture starring spencer tracy and loosely based on dante alighieris the divine comedy. I was originally attracted by this film because it stars spencer tracy and im fascinated by his early work after seeing movies like 20000 years. Dantes inferno is a 1935 motion picture starring spencer tracy and loosely based on dante alighieris divine comedy. Some modern sources state that some scenes of the inferno from the 1924 film were used in the 1935 film, but no contemporary information to. Dante s inferno was spencer tracy s final film for fox before settling in at mgm where his career really took off.
Dantes inferno 1911 worlds oldest surviving featurelength film alighieri linferno change. Dantes inferno isnt exactly light reading, and a true interpretation of the text for theaters is a long way off. Dantes inferno cgifan film dantes redemption veroffentlicht evil dead director to helm dantes inferno movie adaptation ign dantes inferno movie descends on warner bros. Dantes inferno 2007 film dante s inferno directed by sean meredith produced by sean meredith paul zaloom sando wikipedia. The most baffling adaptations of dantes inferno, with one.
Carnival barker spencer tracy befriends an elderly concessionaire and turns the old mans picturesque but stodgy display depicting dantes. Other films based on dantes poem include a 1909 italian film entitled inferno and a 1924 fox film, entitled dantes inferno, directed by henry otto and starring lawson butt, howard gaye and ralph lewis. He joins a carnival, and meets pop mcwade, the owner of dantes inferno show. Dante alighieri 126521 italian poet and philosopher. Dantes inferno the 1935 comedy starring spencer tracy, claire trevor and henry b. Tracy plays a ship stoker and would be con man who gets fired off his ship for malingering. Indeed, these ten wordless minutes of dantes inferno are comprised by a series of tableaux vivants. Aug 07, 2011 wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. Walthall is more interested in the spiritual aspects of mans fascination with hell, but tracy uses hoopla and exaggeration to get the suckers into the inferno. Dantes inferno dvdr 1935 twentieth century fox film. This film was tracys last for fox and it was a grand production directed by harry lachman who was a celebrated postimpressionist painter. Jun 12, 2014 dantes inferno 1935 dantes inferno isnt exactly light reading, and a true interpretation of the text for theaters is a long way off. There is a fatal disaster at the fair during which we see the vision of the inferno.
If anything the inferno scene is worth watching, but the entire movie was an interesting use of the work for a semi modern interpretation. This film was tracy s last for fox and it was a grand production directed by harry lachman who was a celebrated postimpressionist painter. These scenes are the greatest evocation of the german silent film never made. Dantes inferno 1924 film for the 1935 film, see dante s inferno 1935 film. Hopefully that will be remedied with the fox cinema archives series starting with this dvdr release of dantes inferno. Hopefully that will be remedied with the fox cinema archives series starting with this dvdr release of dante s inferno. There is a cut out puppet version from 2006 and a 2007 version in production. He makes it a going concern, marrying betting along the way. The fantasy sequences of dantes inferno echoes that of the earlier film adaptations of dante alighieris poem from linferno 1911, dantes inferno 1924 and maciste allinferno 1925. Dantes inferno is a film directed by harry lachman with spencer tracy, claire trevor, henry b. An animated epic 2010 animirani, akcija, fantazija, avantura, horor danteov pakao prati pricu igre i originalnog predloska, te prikazuje zestok put krizara dantea kroz devet krugova pakla u potrazi za dusom svoje ljubljene beatrice.
This is like its silly cousin and more focused on the spectacle than the story. The good folks at the home theater forum posted what looks like an official fox cinema archives news release announcing theyll finally release the 1935 spencer tracy starrer dantes inferno albeit on mod dvd this coming tues, march 18. Acting as barker, jim plays up the sensational aspects of the glimpse into hell and brings in a large audience, to pops delight. It was probably one of the biggest budget films fox. The film remains primarily remembered for a 10minute depiction of hell realised by director harry lachman, himself an established postimpressionist painter. It explains why this fox feature borrows its name, but never seeks to tell the story proper. An inspector declares the fair unsafe but is bribed by carter. After marrying pops niece, betty claire trevor, jim is consumed. The entire film is on youtube at this link dantes inferno film 1935 the scene of his interpretation of inferno is at. Walthall, who owns a picturesque but stodgy display depicting dante s inferno.
Inspired by gustave dores illustrations of dante, these shots. Dante aligheris famous poem is dragged down to a tatty morality play starring spencer tracy. The film is worth watching for its stunning vision. It is often hard to think of the old as weird, at least when the artifacts of the old are still prominent today, because its weirdness has become normalized through its very prominence. Watch dantes inferno online stream full movie directv. Fun as hell i made a wise decision watching this alongside nightmare alley. Dantes inferno 1935 from fox archives classic horror. Jim carter takes over a fairground show illustrating scenes from dante. The book was filmed earlier in 1911 in italy as linferno, and fox later remade the film in 1935, again as dantes inferno, starring spencer tracy in the lead role. This is also a similarity it shares with precode films. It was an expensive production with most of the money being spent on an.
The hell sequence by rudolph mate is amazing and, from what i understand, not recycled from the 1924 film also titled dantes inferno. Walthall, alan dinehart, robert gleckler and gary leon. Spencer tracy is starring, alongside claire trevor, henry b. I am fascinated by the weird, the old, and especially the weird and the old. Here, the character played by tracy, who was making his final movie for fox. Dante s inferno is a 1935 motion picture starring spencer tracy and loosely based on dante alighieri s the divine comedy. The five minutes or so in the final half of harry lachmans 1935 melodrama dantes inferno where the film takes a quick turn into the underworld is one of the more impressive versions of hell ever created on a hollywood soundstage. Spencer tracy travels the seven rungs of hell in dantes inferno, a 1935 film costarring claire trevor and notable for a dance sequence featuring rita hayworth, still rita cansino. Harry lachman directed this black and white picture in 1937, and actor spencer tracey stars in it. The most baffling adaptations of dantes inferno, with one more on the way. Detailed information about this film is available from. Dante s inferno is a 1935 motion picture starring spencer tracy and loosely based on dante alighieri s divine comedy. The book was filmed earlier in 1911 in italy as linferno, and fox later remade the film in 1935.
Also the first featurelength film to be shown in its entirety, in one screening, in the usa. Jan 22, 2016 the very first film version of dantes inferno ever made. Dante s inferno original screenplay for the 1935 film. Heres what you get when you search for dantes inferno on wikipedia. Find release information for dantes inferno 1935 harry lachman on allmovie. Dantes inferno 1935 is an excellent film, with many stunning scenes. Dantes inferno is a 1924 american silent drama film directed by henry otto that was released by fox film corporation and adapted from inferno, part of dante alighieris epic poem divine comedy.
There is also a 2006 tv version also in production. Dante s inferno adalah film amerika serikat produksi tahun 1935 bergenre drama yang disutradarai oleh harry lachman berdasarkan skenario yang ditulis oleh philip klein, diangkat dari dari karya panggung dante alighieri berjudul the divine comedy, dibintangi oleh spencer tracy. He joins a carnival, and meets pop mcwade, the owner of dante s inferno show. Nov 30, 2012 lachman is a also a postimpressionist artist, and this shines through in his film. Final script for the 1935 film, dantes inferno, directed by harry lachman, written for the screen by philip klein and robert m. Dantes inferno 1935 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dantes inferno 1935 th october 2001 14th february 2020. Final script for the 1935 film, dante s inferno, directed by harry lachman, written for the screen by philip klein and robert m. Wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. Id rather hear the original music, composed for this film. For nearly ten minutes, the movie audience is treated to a lavish depiction of hell, magnificently photographed by rudolph mate.
Dantes inferno was spencer tracys final film for fox before settling in at mgm where his career really took off. Its not hellfire but the boilerroom furnaces of an ocean liner where jim carter spencer tracy is ostensibly a stoker, though he manages to get out of work with a litany of. Dantes inferno film 1935 wikipedia bahasa indonesia. Walthall, who owns a picturesque but stodgy display depicting dantes inferno. Knowing its a 1935 release, im sure theres mass orchestration, ominous choirs. Carter establishes a new venture with an unsafe floating casino. Born in florence, dante sought the consolations of philosophy after the death in 1290 of his beloved beatrice portinari, who was.
Read the full synopsis of dantes inferno, 1935, directed by harry lachman, with spencer tracy, claire trevor, henry b. Dante s inferno is a film directed by harry lachman with spencer tracy, claire trevor, henry b. It was an expensive production, with most of the money being spent on an elaborate. Linferno 1911 dantes inferno full movie the federal file. Other films based on dante s poem include a 1909 italian film entitled inferno and a 1924 fox film, entitled dante s inferno, directed by henry otto and starring lawson butt, howard gaye and ralph lewis. Harry lachmans dantes inferno 1935 may be more of a curio than anything else, but what a curio it is. Dantes inferno film 1935 this film was loosely based on dantes original work. Dantes inferno 1935 film academic dictionaries and. The rest of the movie lacks that original vision, however. Dantes inferno is a drama film directed by harry lachman, and written by philip klein screenplay, released on july 31 of 1935 in the usa.
It is about a man named jim carter who has recently taken over a fairground show that illustrated scenes from dantes inferno. Dantes inferno original screenplay for the 1935 film. Some modern sources state that some scenes of the inferno from the 1924 film were. Dante s inferno 1935 is an excellent film, with many stunning scenes. Dantes inferno, the 1935 spectacle of destructive greed and carnival ballyhoo, opens on flames. I actually hadnt realized hayworth was in the film, but when i saw the dancers smile, i recognized her immediately. The one thing that makes the film worthwhile is its fiveminute vision of the inferno. Dantes inferno 1935, a film by harry lachman theiapolis. Jim carter moves in on the mcwades carnival concession which shows scenes from dantes inferno. Yost, and starring spencer tracy and claire trevor. Dantes inferno 1935 aidan watsonmorris september 21, 2016.
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