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Title

  • The wind

Summary

  • Letty (Lillian Gish), a girl from Virginia, is forced to make her home with her cousin Beverly on a desert farm where the wind blows constantly. On her arrival she meets Roddy (Montagu Love), an attractive stranger and two cowboys, Lige (Lars Hanson) and Sourdough. Letty later marries Lige. While Lige is away on a roundup, Roddy arrives and takes advantage of Letty's helplessness and she shoots him. She buries his body in the sand, but the strong wind tugs at the grave and uncovers it, driving her mad. Lige returns and Letty tells him what has happened. They look for the body, but the strong wind has covered it once again. They decide to face the wind together.

Names

  • Sjöström, Victor, 1879-1960, direction.
  • Marion, Frances, 1888-1973, writing.
  • Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 cast.
  • Hanson, Lars, 1887-1965, cast.
  • Love, Montagu, 1877-1943, cast.
  • Earle, Edward, 1882-1972, cast.
  • Scarborough, Dorothy, 1878-1935.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1928.

Headings

  • -  Winds--Drama
  • -  Rape--Drama
  • -  Murder--Drama

Genre

  • Silent films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP25816 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.; 10Nov28; LP25816.
  • -  Photographer, John Arnold.
  • -  Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Dorothy Cumming, Edward Earle.
  • -  According to AFI Catalog originally released with music and sound effects, and also as a silent. LC's 3/4 in. viewing copy, 1 in. viewing copy, master pos pic, and theatrical projection print are silent.
  • -  From the novel by Dorothy Scarborough.
  • -  This film (master pos pic and neg track) was deposited when this film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: Moving picture news, v. 38.2, p. 1536; The motion picture guide, vol. IX, p. 3868.
  • -  Theatrical projection print partially viewed for credits.

Medium

  • viewing copy 1 videocassette of 1 (ca. 75 min.) : si., b&w ; 3/4 in.
  • viewing copy 1 videoreel of 1 (ca. 75 min.) : si., b&w ; 1 in.
  • master pos pic 8 film reels of 8 (ca. 6,417 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • neg track 8 film reels of 8 on 4 (ca. 6,417 ft.) : sd. ; 35 mm.
  • theatrical projection print 8 film reels of 8 on 4 (ca. 6720 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VBG 9722 (viewing copy)
  • VTA 5320 (viewing copy)
  • FPE 8034-8041 (master pos pic)
  • FQA 9739-9742 (neg track)
  • FQA 5678-5681 (theatrical projection print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87705867

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  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Marion, Frances, Writing, Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Edward Earle, Dorothy Scarborough, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. The Wind. directeds by Sjöström, Victor, Ection United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1928. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/87705867/.

APA citation style:

Marion, F., Gish, L., Hanson, L., Love, M., Earle, E., Scarborough, D. [...] Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. (1928) The Wind. Sjöström, V., dir United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/87705867/.

MLA citation style:

Marion, Frances, Writing, et al. The Wind. dir by Sjöström, Victor, Ection United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1928. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/87705867/>.