Noah's Ark (1928) Michael Curtiz (semi-silent)

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Noah's Ark (1928)



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Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)



Writing credits

Darryl F. Zanuck (story) (as Darryl Francis Zanuck)

Anthony Coldeway (adaptation) (as Anthony Coldewey)

De Leon Anthony (titles)



An American playboy's discovery of honor and courage during World War I parallels the biblical story of the flood.



Dolores Costello ... Mary / Miriam

George O'Brien ... Travis / Japheth

Noah Beery ... Nickoloff / King Nephiliu

Louise Fazenda ... Hilda / Tavern Maid

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Al / Ham (as Gwynn Williams)

Paul McAllister ... Minister / Noah

Myrna Loy ... Dancer / Slave Girl

Anders Randolf ... The German / Leader of Soldiers

Armand Kaliz ... The Frenchman / Leader of the King's Guard

William V. Mong ... Innkeeper / Guard

Malcolm Waite ... The Blakan / Shem

Nigel De Brulier ... Soldier / High Priest

Noble Johnson ... Broker

Otto Hoffman ... Investor with Gun / Trader

Joe Bonomo ... Aide to Leader of Soldiers (uncredited)

Andy Devine ... Flood Extra (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell ... French Policeman (uncredited)

Torben Meyer ... Man on Train (uncredited)

Nina Quartero ... French Girl (uncredited)

Cliff Saum ... Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

John Wayne ... Flood Extra (uncredited)



Trivia for Noah's Ark (1928/I)

Three extras drowned during the filming of the flood scene.





One of the extras who survived the flood scene was John Wayne.





When cameraman Hal Mohr was shown how the climactic flood scene was to be shot, he objected on the grounds that it would place many of the extras in jeopardy. Mohr told the executives that while the trained stuntmen knew what to expect, the ordinary extras would have no idea what was coming, and many would be hurt. When his objections were overruled, he quit the picture. During filming of the scene, the huge torrents of water overwhelmed the actors; three were drowned, one was so severely injured his leg had to be amputated, and almost a dozen had broken limbs and other serious injuries.





John Wayne and Andy Devine were swimmers in the temple collapse sequence, but they are not recognizable among the hundreds of other swimmers.





This film has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in conjunction with the project American Moviemakers: The Dawn of Sound.





The "premiere" version, running 135 minutes, ran only at the opening engagement in Hollywood. By the time of the New York premiere some weeks later, the film had been trimmed by over 30 minutes. At least some of the cuts were of Vitaphone talking sequences that didn't work well. In particular, Paul McAllister (Noah/Minister) fared poorly, as all his talking scenes were removed.





Vitaphone production reels #2821-2836







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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-

Forgotten Biblical Epic, 23 July 2000





Author: from Forest Ranch, CA



A young American living in France suffers severe emotional trauma after joining the Army during the First World War. Eventually he gains enormous comfort after listening to a saintly old Minister relate the story of NOAH'S ARK & The Great Deluge, showing that the evils of the present day will also be washed away.



This movie epic is a wonderful viewing experience, with plenty of romance & excitement. Warner Brothers lavished a great deal of money on the film - and it shows. Produced right at the very cusp of the talkie era, this is a mostly silent film with some talkie sequences - which makes it quite fascinating from a technological point of view.



While perhaps it would be easy to laugh at the somewhat gauche vocal efforts of some of the cast, this would be to miss the point. Talking pictures were brand new & the entire society of movie actors were scrambling to learn how to perform in the perplexing new medium. NOAH'S ARK shows the best efforts of these particular actors at that time. Actually, Noah Beery, as the villain, uses his dramatic deep voice to good effect.



It was a favorite convention in lavish film epics of the 1920's to tell two concurrent stories: one modern & moralistic, the other from some far distant -and decadent- past. (DeMille tried this format more than once.) This gave the filmmaker the opportunity to both preach & serve-up generous quantities of sin. It also gave the actors, as here, the chance to play dual roles - each used as a counterpoint to the other.



Rugged George O'Brien & sweet Dolores Costello do fine work as the romantic leads in both stories. Guinn Williams is a stalwart support to O'Brien. Noah Beery is detestable as the wicked villain, and Paul McAllister is memorable as the Minister/Noah. Young Myrna Loy has a small part as a dancer.



Scriptural purity is not entirely adhered to in the Noah scenes; elements from the stories of Moses & Samson are interpolated and far more attention is given to the evil outside the Ark than what went on inside it. The thrilling Deluge scenes are truly epic, however, and were just as dangerous to the extras as they appear.





5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-

A Bible story from the Book of Zanuck!, 26 June 2001



Author: from Culpeper, VA





Kudos to all involved for restoring this screen epic, Michael Curtiz's American Directing Debut. He definitely pulls out all the stops on this one! For those familiar with the Biblical account of Noah and the Ark, some extra bits of information are included such as Noah's son Japheth being blinded and forced to push a huge stone mill as punishment for attempting to rescue his lady-friend from being sacrificed. And God appearing to Noah as a burning bush and telling him of the flood via a huge book of stone tablets--a very cool scene, by the way. These parts of the story are only found in the rare "DFZ" version of the Bible. These variances do nothing to hurt the film however, as it's strong anti-war message comes through. How ironic though to see them speak of WWI as the last war, and that the covenant of peace would now shine throughout the world. A wonderful sentiment, one that too few people seem to hold dear.





2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-

Sensational! Dolores Costello rules, OK, 22 April 2006



Author: m from Brazil





I remember watching "Noah's Ark" when I was 12 years old in 1962 in Brazil and fell in love with Dolores Costello... what a magnificent movie. I had never watched a Silent Movie... and was flabbergasted by it... by the sheer MAGIG of the images...



Before the movie itself there was a little prologue showing "Noah's Ark"'s preview at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with red carpet and all... I think that predisposed me to be in awe with the whole thing.



I loved it... but then NEVER heard of Dolore Costello or anything about the movie until the Internet Age came to the rescue...





2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-

Extraordinary epic silent (part-talkie) -very very impressive, 24 October 2001



Author: A from Putney, VT





Michael Curtiz' direction is of such exceptional calibre that one is completely absorbed into the parallel stories from the first to last frame. Everything about this late silent (it is a part talkie with two talking sequences mid way through)is exceptional- the sets, the editing, the special effects, the writing, the earnest performances from all in the cast (especially Dolores Costello). Why it is not hailed along with other anti-war classics of the silent screen (FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, BIG PARADE, WINGS) is difficult to understand. I viewed the restored print of 100 minutes that was a joint effort of a number of archives, domestic and foreign, and played on TCM. (It originally premiered at 135 minutes and a shorter 75 minute version was re-released in the 1970s). For anyone who loves silent film, epics, or just plain exceptional film making, this is a must-see.





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very good 83 year old dl, many thanks.