Strange interlude begins in august, 1919, in the library of professor leedss home in new england. Strange interlude first part act one scenethe library of professor leeds home in a small university town in new england. Strange interlude 1932 and me and my gal 1932 april 20, 20 tonights films are strange interlude and me and my gal. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Strange interlude 1932 stream and watch online moviefone. Strange interlude opened on broadway on january 30.
Strange interlude is an experimental play in nine acts by american playwright eugene oneill. On stage, strange interlude was a long experimental play four and a half hours with a dinner break that won the 1928 pulitzer prize for drama. Cudan meducin je drama americkog knjizevnika eugene oneilla napisana 1923. The works complicated plot is the story of a woman in her roles as daughter, wife, mistress, mother, and friend. As a classic film lover, particularly of the 1930s, i cringe when people refer to some classic films as creaky. Strange interlude is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by robert z.
The film stars norma shearer and clark gable, and is based on the play strange interlude by eugene oneill. It was filmed by paramount back in the silent era in 1921 and stars lois wilson. It is also a haunting and unusual film, controversial in its day, and considered by many critics to be the best expression of the metaphysical themes in the work of director frank borzage. I started reading dean koontzs odd thomas series in fall 2014, months before i began blogging in earnest. Based on a play by eugene oneill, this film seems to be a strange one for clark gable, but in fact it works very well, and hes terrific as a physician whose life is derailed by his love for norma shearer, a young woman who absolutely must, for her own good, get married. Previously filmed and truncated in 1932, eugene oneills marathon 1928 pulitzerwinning stage drama strange interlude was adapted for television in 1988. Born ralph wupperman, he gave up a law career to begin acting.
She marries the loyal sam evans alexander kirkland, but. Such is theill call it a warningat the beginning of strange interlude, a precode film that is indeedstrange. Men in white 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. Even small donations are appreciated for site maintenance and further development. Want to behold the glory that is strange interlude on your tv, phone, or tablet. While this site will explore practically every movie produced between 1930 and july 1934, that doesnt mean that all of those films are precode movies. Norma shearer and clark gable, who provided potent screen chemistry in 1931s a free soul, smolder again in the 1932 film version of eugene oneills pulitzer prizewinning play, a compelling and. His awkward selfdeprecating humor, his dorky inner dialogue, his constant insistence that hes no hero, hes so humble, blah blah. The speaking ones thoughts gimmick in strange interlude was parodied in such comedy films as animal crackers, me and my gal, so this is africa, and even the walter catlett tworeeler get along. Eugene oneills soapy saga strange interlude was nearly six hours long when it opened on broadway in 1928, and the audience got only one intermission, long enough for an unhurried dinner. From cop shows to movies that are totally free, heres what. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Strange cargo 1940 is best known today as the eighth and final film costarring joan crawford and clark gable.
There are lots of different definitions of what a precode film is and what constitutes it. Click below to download the script to an ereader laptop, tablet, smart phone strange interlude or print it out small font, twocolumn to save time, ink and paper strange interludeprint. It was produced in 1928 in new york city and was published the same year. Ive had the idea for a while to post these to the interlude to show a little of my process as a playwright on the piece.
Id become burned out on the adventures of ole oddie. What do critics think of david greenspans solo strange. As both a duo and larger ensemble press and linngerstein design intimate. Strange interlude, pulitzer prizewinning drama in two parts and nine acts by eugene oneill. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the directed movie via subscription can be a. Download strange interlude study guide subscribe now. Before seeing this onemanshow, id heard some of the hype and excitement surrounding strange interlude produced by transport group theatre company, directed by jack cummings iii and performed by david greenspan.
Oneill began work on it as early as 1923 and developed its scenario in 1925. Strange interlude has been added to your cart add to cart. Watch strange interlude full movie in hd visit movie 422 after nina leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husbands fam. This room is at the front part of his house with windows opening on the strip of lawn between the house and the quiet residential street.
If you want to start a main strangeinterlude page, just click the edit button above. Nina leeds norma shearer loses the love of her life when he is killed in world war i. Strange interlude is a 1932 play by eugene oneill nina leeds is the daughter of a college professor in the years immediately following the great war. A publication of the shakespeare theatre company asides. I read odd hours in november of that year so it has been a while. He saw the second film on tcm and thought the contemporary connection between the two would make for an interesting double bill.
Strange interlude 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After nina leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husbands family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his. The film was produced and distributed by metrogoldwynmayer and is based on the play what every woman knows 1908 by j. Complete summary of eugene oneills strange interlude. The 2am theater sneakly returns to inflict another insomniac double feature on unsuspecting internet archive users.
Strange interlude revival, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city mar 11, 1963 and played through jun 29, 1963. It does make it a fascinating picture even if its not perfectly done, but it does also make the film. This study guide consists of approximately 71 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of strange interlude. Nina is motivated by an allconsuming search for happiness, and she believes that conventional morality is an. With norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, ralph morgan. The brother of actor frank morgan, he debuted onscreen in the early 20s and appeared in a few silents. Why did neville chamberlain think he could trust adolf hitler.
A publication of the shakespeare theatre company asides connect with us. We are now cancelling all performances up until and including 31 may 2020 to help us process existing bookings whilst we wait for further clarity from the government in terms of when we will be able to reopen we are so sorry that in these testing and difficult times you are not able to enjoy the show you have booked for and hope the following helps clarify next steps in respect of your tickets. A publication of the shakespeare theatre company the eugene oneill festival guide page 20 michael kahn talks about his journey to strange interlude page 3 strange interlude by eugene oneill michael kahn directs. Strange interlude is a rather bizarre hollywood film for its time. The fact that this show exists is an accomplishment. I may eventually cannibalize some of the material in them for other scenesive already done that in a few instancesbut, as written, theyre essentially detritus. The greatest compliment i can give to david greenspan for his oneman performance of strange interlude is that he makes a nearly impossible play work. But unfortunately that is the word i feel i must use to describe strange interludea film that has. It uses a lot of inner thoughts like hitchcock pioneered in murder 1930, but it takes it to exaggerated levels and it gets comical with the actors acting what they are thinking with facial expressions and awkward pauses. Leonard, norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, drama june 20, 2018 the thoughts that people think are never the same as the words they speak and in this movie, we can hear the thoughts. Strange interlude 1932 full movie download full hd youtube. Norma shearer and clark gable, who provided potent screen chemistry in 1931s a free soul, smolder again in the 1932 film version of eugene oneills pulitzer prizewinning play, a. Her great regret is not marrying, or at least bonking, her beloved fiance gordon, before he went off to france and was killed in action.
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