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The Divine Lady is a 1928 American silent biographical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd. Produced by Richard A. Rowland and Lloyd, the movie was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It was released in the United States and features an English-language cast including Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H. B. Warner, and Ian Keith. The screenplay was written by Forrest Halsey, with cinematography by John F. Seitz and costume design by Max Rée.
The narrative is set in England and centers on characters such as Emma, Lady Hamilton, Horatio Nelson, William Hamilton, and Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet. The plot involves Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson. The film is presented in black-and-white with a 4:3 aspect ratio and has a runtime of 99 minutes. It is available via video on demand.
The Divine Lady received an Academy Award for Best Director for Frank Lloyd. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Director. The work is recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection.
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5.3Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.
Cast
- Corinne Griffith as Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
- Victor Varconi as Horatio Nelson
- H.B. Warner as Sir William Hamilton
- Ian Keith as Honorable Charles Greville
- Marie Dressler as Mrs. Hart
- Montagu Love as Capt. Hardy
Themes
- uncle
- admiral
- horatio nelson
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Frank Lloyd
- Written by
- Forrest Halsey , Agnes Christine Johnston (continuity), Harry Carr (intertitles)
- Based on
- The Divine Lady: a Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton , 1924 novel, by E. Barrington
- Produced by
- Frank Lloyd, Walter Morosco , Richard A. Rowland
- Starring
- Corinne Griffith , Victor Varconi , H.B. Warner , Ian Keith
- Cinematography
- John F. Seitz
- Edited by
- Hugh Bennett
- Music by
- Cecil Copping
- Production company
- First National Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- December 26, 1928 ( 1928-12-26 ) (Sweden) March 31, 1929 ( 1929-03-31 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- Sound (Synchronized), English intertitles
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
- Screenwriter
- Forrest Halsey
- Cast member
- Helen Jerome Eddy
- Composer
- Cecil Copping
- Producer
- Frank Lloyd
- Cinematographer
- John F. Seitz
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 602147
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Divine Lady (1929 film) poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- title
- The Divine Lady
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- costume designer
- Max Rée
- distributed by
- Netflix
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- characters
- Frances Herbert Woolward
- Commons category
- The Divine Lady
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Encyclopedic overview
The Divine Lady is a 1928 American historical drama film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured the theme song "Lady Divine", with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel Shilkret, which became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists, such as Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin (as the Cavaliers), Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring.
The pre-Code film was adapted by Harry Carr, Forrest Halsey, Agnes Christine Johnston, and Edwin Justus Mayer from the novel The Divine Lady: A Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton by E. Barrington. It was directed by Frank Lloyd.
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