adventure in diamonds is a 1940 american crime film directed by george fitzmaurice and starring george brent , isa miranda , john loder and nigel bruce .

it was also released as diamonds are dangerous .

adventure in diamonds

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in adventure world no . 3 ( мир приключений ) ( 1923 [ ru ] ) as the mazarin diamond ( бриллиант мазарини )
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tom and huckleberry finn discuss the fact that kings have hundreds of diamonds but only one _ _ _ .
the adventure of the mazarin stone ( maza ) is a short story written by arthur conan doyle first published in the strand magazine in october 1921 . this is the 49th sherlock holmes story . collected in the case - book of sherlock holmes .
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for the tv anime adaption , see jojo ' s bizarre adventure : diamond is unbreakable . for the film , see diamond is unbreakable - chapter 1
charming leads , but the story was utterly lacking . in what should have been a lot more detailed adventure becomes only a quick fix for one bad guy and a confusing jewel thief relationship .
initially , tom’s desire to hunt for treasure appears to be just another juvenile adventure along the lines of the boys’ trip to jackson’s island . it is only when injun joe appears that we realize that the narrative is no longer skipping from adventure to adventure but is instead driving toward an ending . by offering different settings in which the action unfolds , twain allows us to see tom’s developing maturity and the effects that it has on his interactions with his friends , becky , and his family . twain allows us to trace this development in these various relationships without prioritizing one over the others , thus establishing the importance of each facet in a boy’s life .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of the mystery of the stolen diamonds by david a . adler .
araki states that it is possible that jojo ' s bizarre adventure could have ended with part 3 since the resurrection of dio was the last plot element of precedent . [ 1 ]
' if i am not in the room , show him in all the same . '
this is the 1st book in the cam jansen mystery series . a man and woman stole diamonds from the jewlery store . cam and her friend eric solve the mystery . i learned never to steal because then you get in trouble . maddie
a government pilot ( george brent ) falls for a woman ( isa miranda ) helping her partner ( john loder ) smuggle diamonds out of south africa .
loder and miranda ( in her second american production following hotel imperial ) arrive in south africa to smuggle out a cache of diamonds , but brent , a government agent , plays a subtle game after falling in love with miranda , he pretends to help her obtain the gems and then reveals his identity and enlists her aid in rounding up the masterminds of the scheme . . . . read more
in the eighth adventure and the most significant of poirot ' s achievement he rescues the kidnapped prime minister . during the peace conference the prime minister is kidnapped in order to influence the result of the conference . he is impersonated while his car is substituted to mislead scotland yard and the french police searching for him in france . he is kidnapped before he reaches france , but only poirot realizes it .
leaving the tarot and egyptian mythology in part 3 , part 4 primarily references popular ( rock ) music in its names .
cam jansen ' s career as a fifth - grade sleuth gets off to a fine start in her inaugural adventure , cam jansen and the mystery of the stolen diamonds . cam isn ' t a proven veteran of dozens of investigations at this point , merely a bright girl hailed for her unfailing photographic memory , but that gift is in rare form as her first case ever pops up when she ' s at the mall with her friend eric . the case is challenging , convoluted enough that the police can ' t get to the bottom of it , but no detective o
cam and erick went to the mall and they saw in the jewelry store and they saw went one man stolen the diamonds and cam and erick call the polices mans and they don ' t know what to do so . the police take who stolen the jewelry store . . .
' he ' s alone in there . let ' s do him in . if his light were out we should have nothing to fear . '
adler was born in new york city , new york . he graduated from queens college in 1968 with a bachelor ' s degree in economics and education . for the next nine years , he worked as a mathematics teacher for the new york city board of education , while taking classes towards a master ' s degree in marketing , a degree he was awarded by new york university in 1971 . in that same year , a question from his then -
thnak you ,
cried an unexpected voice , and holmes faced his startled guests , the jewel in one hand and a revolver in the other .
' you can go , billy . that boy is a problem , watson . how far am i justified in allowing him to be in danger ? '
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' i think he ' s in bed and asleep , ' he said .
' come now , count . you used to shoot lions in algeria . '
there was a distinct sneer in the old courtier ' s words and manner .
' put your hand in the right - hand pocket of your overcoat . '
w . w . norton & company , inc , new york , 1956 . condition : good , fair to good . first u . s . edition . 223 , illus . , front dj flap price clipped , dj in plastic sleeve , some foxing , small tears , & chips to dj , ink notation in margin p . 73 . a few page corners are bent . the 1940 secret mission to prevent the vast stocks of industrial diamonds then in amsterdam from falling into german hands .
' that ' s the hand i play from , ' said holmes . ' i put it all upon the table . but one card is missing . it ' s the king of diamonds . i don ' t know where the stone is . '
holmes shrugged his shoulders . ' you can see in the corner the parasol which you so politely handed to me in the minories before you began to suspect . '
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once josuke displays his stand , crazy diamond , jotaro shares the news of a paranormal threat in morioh , revealing that a stand - using murderer named anjuro katagiri is lurking in morioh .
' i ' m going into that bedroom , ' said holmes . ' pray make yourselves quite at home in my absence . in five minutes i shall return for your final answer . '
in the third chapter and the third adventure captain hastings finds out from mrs . robinson about an unusually cheap apartment she has just rented . when he relates it to poirot , he suspects crime . the robinsons have the same name as two international spies , who try to escape the revenge of the mafia . when they find a couple with the same surname and similar appearance they rent out their apartment to them to mislead their avenger , but poirot prevents the revenger from revealing their true identity . the spies are also wanted by the american government for the naval plans that are in their possession .
this part is notable for taking place in a fictional setting , without traveling to any real locations .
in hearst ' s international ( november 1921 [ us ] ) 4 ill . by frederic dorr steele
' count me in , holmes . i have nothing to do for a day or two . '
evans brothers limited , london , 1955 . condition : fair to good , ex - lib . , fair . first edition . 186 , illus . , foxing to text & fore - edge , lib stamp ins fr flyleaf ( only lib marking ) , dj worn & soiled : sm tears , sm pcs missing . the 1940 secret mission to prevent the vast stocks of industrial diamonds then in amsterdam from falling into german hands .
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i remember reading this when i was in 3rd grade . the plot was generally predictable , but interesting .
' plenty more here , count . here is the robbery in the train - de - luxe to the riviera on february 13 , 1892 . here is the forged cheque in the same year on the credit lyonnais . '
london : evans bros , 1955 , london , 1955 . hardcover . dust jacket included . 1st edition . 1st edition . 22cm . vg h / c in g price clipped art dj with small chips , tears , edgewar . small bump to spine base , name on ffep , foxing on eps . 186 pages , 24 b / w photos . on whitsunday in june 1940 the british destroyer walpole left on an urgent mission to holland , then being invaded by germany , to bring back industrial diamonds from amsterdam , denying them to the german war effort . an amazing , almost forgotten , story .
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thus , the known stand users of the town congregate and agree to collaborate in locating kira and ending his depredations .
' if i may put it in a nutshell , mr merton , i should say it was all up . '
' in that case , my dear sir , i shall be under the painful necessity of advising your arrest . '
evans brothers , london , 1955 . boards . 8vo . , pp . 190 , b / w fronts . , b / w plates , offsetting eps . , or bds , nr fine , in d . j sl creased edges , v . g . true account of a british mission to prevent amsterdam ' s stocks of diamonds falling into german hands during the 1940 invasion of holland . filmed as
operation amsterdam
. a later label pasted over the dustjacket refers to the film .
rohan spots what appears to be a room in a tunnel in which a man bends over and severs the hand of an unconscious woman . unable to convince josuke of what he ' s seen , rohan investigates the tunnel alone . is it then that the stand highway star traps rohan in the room and absorbs his life - force to heal its user .
in the ninth chapter mr davenheim , a rich banker disappears . a few days later his bank goes bankrupt . he stages his own robbery and disappearance . only inspector poirot traces him where no one expects him to be - in prison .
' the stone is here in my secret pocket . i take no chances leaving it about . it can be out of england to - night and cut into four pieces in amsterdam before sunday . he knows nothing of van seddar . '
inspired look that was present in the previous three parts . around the middle of the part , the various characters took on a more youthful appearance , particularly in the case of josuke and koichi . by the end of diamond is unbreakable , the manga adopted the glamorous art style in which characters go from very muscular to athletic that would define the visual presentation of
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' is this cove trying to be funny , or what ? i ' m not in the funny mood myself . '
evans bros london , 1955 . hard cover . condition : good . dust jacket condition : good in protective cover . on the thursday before whitsun 1940 two civilians and a british intelligence officer were planning a weekend in the country . they were destined to find themselves involved in an extraordinary secret operation . a real life advdenture story , includes b / w photography . size : 20cm .
while investigating mysterious activities in the world diamond market , 007 ( sean connery ) discovers that his evil nemesis blofeld ( charles gray ) is stockpiling the gems to use in his deadly laser satellite . with the help of beautiful smuggler tiffany case ( jill st . john ) , bond sets out to stop the madman - - as the fate of the world hangs in the balance !
' that ' s right . maybe somebody ' s behind a curtain . too many curtains in this room . ' as he looked round he suddenly saw for the first time the effigy in the window , and stood staring and pointing , too amazed for words .
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in dimanche illustré no . 358 ( 5 january 1930 [ fr ] ) as le diamant jaune , 1 ill . by g . dutriac
the boy had reappeared in the room with a card upon a tray . holmes glanced at it with raised eyebrows and an amused smile .
i read soooo many of these in elementary school ! younger - me thought they were great , if a little far - fetched at times .
in the seventh chapter , when poirot and hastings are on holiday , they become involved in a theft investigation in the magnificent hotel . they meet mr and mrs opalsen , whose necklace is stolen . the chambermaid steals the necklace when their french maid leaves the room for a few minutes . she hands the necklace to the valet waiting in the adjacent room . both the chambermaid and the valet are experienced thieves , who place the false copy of the necklace into the french maid ' s bed . poirot ' s attention to detail allows him to discover who really stole the necklace .
' gently , count . restrain that eager mind ! let me get to the points in my own humdrum fashion . i have all this against you , but , above all , i have a clear case against both you and your fighting bully in the case of the crown diamond . '
when the streets get too hot , and crime is at its worst , count on cam jansen ! she ' s a twelve - year - young junior detective with a photographic memory like a steel trap , and a sense of right and wrong which has trumped and stumped most older male private eyes ! her first adventure has cam the camera hanging with associate ( read : bff ) eric sutton and eric ' s baby brother . then a lowlife happens to run from a jewelry store . . . one he just robbed ! then two others are seen as carrying a baby of their own ,
' i rather gathered that you had some idea of the sort in your head , ' said he . ' but why these personal attentions ? '
' even my limited sense of humour could evolve a better joke than that . but we may be comfortable in the mean time , may we not ? is alcohol permitted ? the gasogene and cigars are in the old place . let me see you once more in the customary arm - chair . you have not , i hope , learned to despise my pipe and my lamentable tobacco ? it has to take the place of food these days . '
an older jotaro kujo travels to coastal morioh , japan , in order to meet high school freshman josuke higashikata who is the illegitimate child of joseph joestar .
this part is notable for having one of the most drastic changes in art style as it progressed . at its inception , it took on the muscular ,
the assassin staggered back , amazement in his convulsed face . for an instant he half raised his loaded cane once more , as if he would turn his violence from the effigy to the original , but there was something in that steady grey eye and mocking smile which caused his hand to sink to his side .
evans brothers ltd , 1955 . condition : very good . 1955 . first edition . fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear . . . . .
' that will do , billy , ' said he . ' you were in danger of your life then , my boy , and i can ' t do without you just yet . well , watson , it is good to see you in your old quarters once again . you come at a critical moment . '
with a single spring holmes had leaped from the dummy ' s chair and had grasped the precious jewel . he held it now in one hand , while his other pointed a revolver at the count ' s head . the two villains staggered back in utter amazement . before they had recovered holmes had pressed the electric bell .
title : cam jansen : the mystery of the stolen diamonds author : david a . adler illustrator : susanna natti genre : transitional chapter book theme ( s ) : mystery , photographic memory , robbery , jewelry , friendship opening line / sentence : “it was the first morning of spring vacation . ” brief book summary : this book follows cam jansen , a girl known for her impeccable photographic memory skills , and her close friend eric shelton as they witness a robbery occur at their local mall’s jewelry store and assisting i
cam jansen and the mystery of the stolen diamonds is a story that revolves around a young girl named cam jansen , who has a photographic memory . cam janson and her friend eric shelton were watching eric ' s baby brother , howie , at the mall while his parents were shopping . they notice a commotion at a jewelry store that has just been robbed and see many people running out of the store before the police arrive . using her photographic memory , cam remembers noticing a man with a mustache and a young co
heard a wonderful lecture about this book and the story behind it by jewelers in new york . i wish the book was more detailed b ut what a great story
red hot chili pepper reappears , attacking josuke in his home . jotaro gathers the group in a field , aiming to be free of its range and explains the arrival joseph joestar in town to utilize his psychic stand hermit purple to locate the user . however , red hot chili pepper has eavesdropped the plan and flees to the port . okuyasu pursues red hot chili pepper but , although he manages to defeat it , okuyasu makes the mistake of uncovering underground electrical cables and the enemy stand escape .
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' you go on and tell the dutchman to get a move on him . i ' ll see this sucker and fill him up with a bogus confession . i ' ll tell him that the stone is in liverpool . confound that whining music , it gets on my nerves ! by the time he finds it isn ' t in liverpool it will be in quarters and we on the blue water . come back here , out of a line with that keyhole . here is the stone . '
' i am quite comfortable , sir . i have no need to stay . i have simply looked in to know how your self - appointed task was progressing . '
' i probably shall . but not just yet . would you glance carefully out of the window , watson , and see if anyone is hanging about in the street ? '
dr watson could not restrain a cry of amazement . there was a facsimile of his old friend , dressing - gown and all , the face turned three - quarters towards the window and downwards , as though reading an invisible book , while the body was sunk deep in an arm - chair . billy detached the head and held it in the air .
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a sudden wild - beast light sprang up in the dark , menacing eyes of the master criminal . holmes ' s figure seemed to grow taller as he grew tense and ready .
' you apply for my advice rather late in the day . i thought that you had your own all - sufficient methods . still , i am ready to help you . '
one day tom has a desire to hunt for buried treasure . he encounters huck finn , and the two discuss possible places to find treasure , what form the loot might take , and how kings have hundreds of diamonds but only one name . they then set off for the nearest dead - limbed tree , since such trees are typical hiding places for treasure . when they arrive , they discuss what they would do with the treasure . huck plans to spend it all on pie and soda , and tom decides that he would get married , an idea that huck finds absurd .
cam janson and her friend eric shelton were watching eric ' s baby brother , howie , at the mall while his parents went shopping . near the bench they were sitting , the jewelry store ' s alarm went off and the people around panicked as a man wearing a green tie ran out of the store in a hurry . this made cam very confused because there were plenty of exits around that he could have went for . cam , who was nicknamed that after
camera
due to her photographic memory , noticed the other people who were a part of the crime scene . when the police caught the man in the green tie , they realized he wasn ' t the thief . the story just didn ' t make sense , so cam and eric work together to solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds . this would be a good read - aloud for 2nd - 3rd graders . it would also be a good independent reading book for beginners in chapter books . interest level : 3 - 5 grade level equivalent : 3 . 8 lexile measure : 420l guided reading : l genre : mystery , suspense themes : beginner chapter books , mystery , justice
jennifer jansen is her name , but when people find out that she has a photographic memory they begin to call her camera , or cam for short . cam is a clever , observant , and confident kid . she is with her friend , eric , when a jewelry store is robbed . the police catch a man , but something doesn ' t add up for cam and eric , so they set out to solve the mystery of who stole the diamonds . these are a great read for first to third grade students . they ' re exciting , short chapter books with a quick mystery a
part of the cam jansen chapter book series featuring a fifth - grade girl with a
photographic
memory . these books are not whodunit type of mysteries , but each story contains a conundrum , which cam ' s eidetic memory helps to solve . the protagonist and her bff are a bit old for a chapter book . the books in the series are all short , ( less than 60 pgs each ) quick reads . they can be read independently of one another , and are easily understood if read out of order . published in the 1980s , the books are somewhat dated , mostly in terms of technology ( i . e . cameras requiring film that needs developing , pay telephones in boxes , kids running around without a cell phone or any way to contact parents / authorities , etc . ) . in this book , cam and her best friend , eric , catch jewelry store thieves , after the police apprehend and release the wrong suspect .
evans brothers ltd . condition : very good . 1955 . first edition . fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear . . . . . books ship from the us and ireland .
' other people can observe as well as you . yesterday there was an old sporting man . to - day it was an elderly woman . they held me in view all day . '
' one moment , sir , ' said he . ' to actually go off with the mazarin stone would be a more serious offence than to be found in temporary possession of it . '
kira , after having killed hayato in anger , finds himself forced to flee morioh . he refuses to yield and is pierced by the arrow , which grants him the new ability bites the dust .
' you take a great liberty , mr holmes . in fifty years of official life i cannot recall such a case . i am a busy man , sir , engaged upon important affairs , and i have no time or taste for foolish jokes . i may tell you frankly , sir , that i have never been a believer in your powers , and that i have always been of the opinion that the matter was far safer in the hands of the regular police force . your conduct confirms all my conclusions . i have the honour , sir , to wish you good evening . '
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josuke and okuyasu encounter mikitaka hazekura , proclaiming to be an alien with the shapeshifting ability earth wind and fire . eventually convinced , josuke befriends mikitaka and cooperates with him in cheating money from rohan in a game of dice by having mikitaka become the dice . mikataka has difficulties maintaining the masquerade and rohan eventually suspects josuke of cheating . their game is interrupted anyway when rohan accidentally sets his home on fire .
it was seven in the evening of a lovely summer ' s day , but dr watson was sufficiently familiar with the irregularity of his old friend ' s hours to feel no surprise at the idea .
the veins stood out on the count ' s forehead . his dark , hairy hands were clenched in a convulsion of restrained emotion . he tried to speak , but the words would not shape themselves .
' my friend watson was with me just now . i told him that i had a shark and a gudgeon in my net , now i am drawing the net and up they come together . '
' the case is but half finished , the details can wait . no doubt , lord cantlemere , your pleasure in telling of this successful result in the exalted circle to which you return will be some small atonement for my practical joke . billy , you will show his lordship out , and tell mrs hudson that i should be glad if she would send up dinner for two as soon as possible . '
what does it take to write a successful children ' s series ? 1 ) here , we have a character with a photographic memory , hence her nickname is
cam .
2 ) in the first book of this series , she solves a crime using her special talent . 3 ) some , but not all , adults are made to look silly . this specific book is indeed rather clever and far better than , for example , dahl ' s very odd and unlikeable
the twits
. oh , and 4 ) cam is in the fifth grade and surely this book was written for perhaps students in the first or second grade , so these children would look up to cam , thus children want heroes and heroines . all in all , there is a lot to like here , for my 3 - star rating . i ' ve never tried to write a children ' s book , but why not ? i ' m going to read more in this series to get a better understanding of this field of literature .
what does it take to write a successful children ' s series ? 1 ) here , we have a character with a photographic memory , hence her nickname is
cam .
2 ) in the first book of this series , she solves a crime using her special talent . 3 ) some , but not all , adults are made to look silly . this specific book is indeed rather clever and far better than , for example , dahl ' s very odd and unlikeable
the twits
. oh , and 4 ) cam is in the fifth grade and surely this book was written for perhaps students in the f
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' a fake , is it ? well , strike me ! madame tussaud ain ' t in it . it ' s the living spit of him , gown and all . but them curtains , count ! '
there was a vague sound which seemed to come from the window . both men sprang round , but all was quiet . save for the one strange figure seated in the chair , the room was certainly empty .
the fifth chapter deals with the stealing of liberty bonds worth one million dollars when carried on board the ship olympia traveling to new york . philip ridgeway was in charge of taking them to new york , and he is now under suspicion . as the bonds were sold even before olympia arrived , poirot knows that they must have reached new york on a different ship , and in fact were stolen before mr ridgeway boarded the ship .
in 1999 , the arrow , manifesting latent stand abilities , travels throughout morioh , japan ; as high schooler josuke higashikata ( illegitimate son of joseph ) and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides .
it was pleasant to dr watson to find himself once more in the untidy room of the first floor in baker street which had been the starting - point of so many remarkable adventures . he looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall , the acid - charred bench of chemicals , the violin - case leaning in the corner , the coal - scuttle , which contained of old the pipes and tobacco . finally , his eyes came round to the fresh and smiling face of billy the young but very wise and tactful page , who had helped a little to fill up the gap of loneliness and isolation which surrounded the saturnine figure of the great detective .
i remember seeing the film operation amsterdam as a 12 - 13 yr old and finding it one of the most exciting movies i ' d watched . only later trying to retrace memories of youth did ( with the help of mr google ) did i find and read the book by walsh . walsh ' s book is not impressive as a piece of literature , but is impressive as an account of a exceptional mission very early in wwii . for the mission to take place a few unlikley threads had to come together ; ( a ) authorities in uk had to hear and believe the concerns raised by a single citizen , appreciate the danger of industrial diamonds falling into german hands , and then react within a small window of time ; ( b ) churchill then authorised at short notice , a destroyer for 1 day to take a team across the channel ; ( c ) the team arrived without support had to find a way to get through the chaos to amsterdam ; ( d ) convince the diamond traders to release their stocks within a few hours and without garantees ; ( e ) negotiate the confusion of multiple players ( germans , militia , etc ) as amsterdam fell ; ( f ) and finally get back in time to be taken off by the destroyer . worthwhile account of a one - off mission that is buried under all the other stores of the war .
the first chapter and the first robbery involves the famous diamond
western star
and its copy . gregory rolf , a famous american actor has an affair with lady yardly , on her visit from the uk . he then blackmails her to give him the diamond , which he then gives to his wife while lady yardly keeps the copy . lord yardly wants to sell the false substituted copy , but such transaction would expose the fraud . gregory rolf invents a story that there are two diamonds wanted by a chinese man , who is to steal them and return them where they belong . he then attempts to steal his own copy when poirot discovers everything and convinces him to return the diamond to the yardlys .
kira is shown as having occupied the likeness , home and family of kosaku kawajiri . formerly indifferent to her husband , shinobu kawajiri notices a change in
kosaku
' s behavior , only to be charmed by him .
captain hastings , poirot ' s friend , notices a woman on the street when looking through the window of poirot ' s room . poirot identifies her to be miss mary marvell , a famous american film star . he suspects she is on the way to see him . soon his predictions are confirmed , and the door bell rings . mary marvell brings threatening letters she received in relation to the diamond in her possession called the
western star .
' i ' ve been at his very elbow all the morning . you ' ve seen me as an old lady , watson . i was never more convincing . he actually picked up my parasol for me once .
by your leave , madame ,
said he - half - italian , you know , and with the southern graces of manner when in the mood , but a devil incarnate in the other mood . life is full of whimsical happenings , watson . '
' really , sir , you compliment me . old baron dowson said the night before he was hanged that in my case what the law had gained the stage had lost . and now you give my little impersonations your kindly praise ! '
' it is no use your fingering your revolver , my friend , ' he said , in a quiet voice . ' you know perfectly well that you dare not use it , even if i gave you time to draw it . nasty , noisy things , revolvers , count . better stick to air - guns . ah ! i think i hear the fairy footstep of your estimable partner . good day , mr merton . rather dull in the street , is it not ? '
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' well , perhaps it might . i followed him to old straubenzee ' s workshop in the minories . straubenzee made the air - gun - a very pretty bit of work , as i understand , and i rather fancy it is in the opposite window at the present moment . have you seen the dummy ? of course , billy showed it to you . well , it may get a bullet through its beautiful head at any moment . ah , billy , what is it ? '
' he is armed and ready . if we shot him we could hardly get away in a place like this . besides , it ' s likely enough that the police know whatever evidence he has got . hallo ! what was that ? '
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my youngest daughter is 6 years old an in 1st grade , but her reading level is more on the line of a 4th grader , which makes finding books difficult . i need to find things interesting and difficult enough to engage her , but yet she is still a 1st grader and as such not mature enough for some books . last night , she and i sat down to read this book . now , having been a literacy assistant ( basically a teachers aide that taught reading ) in our local school for the past two years , i knew that cam jansen would be a pretty good fit . i had taught a number of the cam jansen books in my 1st grade high ability reading groups . so i picked out the first book in the series , always best to start in the beginning i always say . although she was not as interested as i wished she had been , she is rebeling against reading at the moment , which hurts her father and i to no end , as we both are big readers . but at the same time , i know it is a phase and shall pass , as it has with the other kids . we ended up reading the whole book . it was a cute story . loved the main character cam , or jennifer jansen . thought it was well done to encourage memory in shildren , they talked about playing the memory game to build your memory . her best friend is eric , a boy , and it was great to see a boy - girl friendship that was exactly that . too many times on these supposed preschool and young kids tv shows and books based on the tv shows , they are more about dating , and who wants their 6 year old thinking about dating ! it ' s great book for the 1st or 2nd grader in your life .
that afternoon , the boys dig in a number of places around the tree but find nothing . at first , tom blames a witch , and he then realizes that they are going about it all wrong : they need to find where the shadow of the tree limb falls at midnight . they return that night and dig for a time , again without result . eventually frustration and fear of the darkened woods make them give up , but they hesitantly agree to try next in the “ha’nted” house , a deserted building nearby .
2017 . hardcover . condition : new . 281 { size : 14 . 34 x 22 . 59 cms } lang : - english , pages 281 , print on demand . reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back [ 1956 ] . this book is printed in black & white , hardcover , sewing binding for longer life with matt laminated multi - colour dust cover , printed on high quality paper , re - sized as per current standards , professionally processed without changing its contents . as these are old books , we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots . if it is multi volume set , then it is only single volume . we expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books . we found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves . ( any type of customisation is possible ) . hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions . language : english .
' something in the street , ' said merton . ' now look here , guv ' nor , you ' ve got the brains . surely you can think a way out of it . if slugging is no use , then it ' s up to you . '
2017 . softcover . condition : new . 281 { size : 13 . 34 x 21 . 59 cms } lang : - english , pages 281 , print on demand . reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back [ 1956 ] . this book is printed in black & white , sewing binding for longer life with matt laminated multi - colour soft cover { hardcover edition is also available } , printed on high quality paper , re - sized as per current standards , professionally processed without changing its contents . as these are old books , we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots . if it is multi volume set , then it is only single volume . we expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books . we found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves . ( any type of customisation is possible ) . hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions . language : english .
this is an interesting story about a young girl with photographic memory who solves a mystery based on her observations . she ' s a female version of encyclopedia brown of sorts . as a mom , i don ' t like that the youngsters are left alone in the mall to babysit nor that they leave the area and put themselves in danger , but this is just a story . on the other hand , i like that cam is the lead character , providing a strong female role model for young girls . we will definitely look for other cam jansen s
my youngest daughter is 6 years old an in 1st grade , but her reading level is more on the line of a 4th grader , which makes finding books difficult . i need to find things interesting and difficult enough to engage her , but yet she is still a 1st grader and as such not mature enough for some books . last night , she and i sat down to read this book . now , having been a literacy assistant ( basically a teachers aide that taught reading ) in our local school for the past two years , i knew that cam jansen
part of the cam jansen chapter book series featuring a fifth - grade girl with a
photographic
memory . these books are not whodunit type of mysteries , but each story contains a conundrum , which cam ' s eidetic memory helps to solve . the protagonist and her bff are a bit old for a chapter book . the books in the series are all short , ( less than 60 pgs each ) quick reads . they can be read independently of one another , and are easily understood if read out of order . published in the 1980s , the books are
yoshihiro traps jotaro and josuke inside a room with his esoteric powers and almost beheads them , but jotaro captures him inside a photograph featuring only the ghost . yoshihiro escapes with a second bow and arrow ; aiming to create a group of stand users in order to protect his hiding son .
the fourth chapter involves captain hastings investigating the crime committed by mr . and mrs . havering , who killed their uncle , mr . harrington pace , in hunter ' s lodge . mrs . zoe havering , previously an actress shot mr . pace with one of the two pistols in the room where he allegedly received a guest . she disguises herself as her own maid , making her testimony more believable , claiming that she has never seen the guest . poirot realizes there has never been a maid . the murderers manage to get away with the crime but not for long .
london , new york , sydney & toronto : white lion publishers limited , 1975 . hardback in dust wrapper . | dust wrapper over yellow boards with gilt titling to the spine . 8
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josuke and okuyasu discover a strange italian restaurant whose owner and chef tonio trussardi cooks dishes for okuyasu . they are extremely tasty , but cause strange effects on okuyasu ' s body , leading josuke to suspect a stand attack . however , it is only a misunderstanding and trussardi is in reality benevolent .
josuke , okuyasu , and mikitaka meet toyohiro kanedaichi , a man living on a transmission tower . toyohiro tricks josuke into entering the tower which is his stand super fly . the sole remaining person inside super fly cannot escape it , and josuke and mikitaka work together into throwing toyohiro back in it .
on the verge of losing , rohan manages to use shizuka ' s power to make things invisible to save himself , transforming ken ' s
scissors
into
rock
and wins a first time . he then completely defeats ken in their game of rock - paper - scissors fair and square .
shinobu kawajiri accidentally kills the cat tama . however , kira finds it resurrected as a plant using the stand stray cat . kira and stray cat fight briefly and kira has difficulties against the air - controlling stand . however , it is soon distracted and kira transports it in the house ' s attic ;
this is an interesting story about a young girl with photographic memory who solves a mystery based on her observations . she ' s a female version of encyclopedia brown of sorts . as a mom , i don ' t like that the youngsters are left alone in the mall to babysit nor that they leave the area and put themselves in danger , but this is just a story . on the other hand , i like that cam is the lead character , providing a strong female role model for young girls . we will definitely look for other cam jansen stories by david a . adler and susanna natti .
jennifer jansen is her name , but when people find out that she has a photographic memory they begin to call her camera , or cam for short . cam is a clever , observant , and confident kid . she is with her friend , eric , when a jewelry store is robbed . the police catch a man , but something doesn ' t add up for cam and eric , so they set out to solve the mystery of who stole the diamonds . these are a great read for first to third grade students . they ' re exciting , short chapter books with a quick mystery and a likable main character . cam jansen books can be used to teach inference using the books ' clues . readers can build fluency and accuracy skills and gain confidence as they go through the series . i could also work prompts and questions into the story to check for comprehension . the short plots can be summarized by students at that reading level . genre - realistic fiction
koichi and toshikazu hazamada meet the eccentric mangaka rohan kishibe , the user of heaven ' s door which can transform anyone who sees his drawing into books . rohan , very interested in koichi because he makes a great comic character , forces him to come back to his house to dig further experiences from him .


blind husbands is a 1919 american drama film directed by erich von stroheim .

the film is an adaptation of the story the pinnacle by stroheim .

blind husbands

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this blind item has been revealed by blind gossip . once again , a famous man has been caught cheating on his wife .
husbands are like fires . they go out when unattended . ~ zsa zsa gabor
lmbao stop sandy . you know damn well this blind item is not kerry .
blind faith 1990 ( full movie including commercials . ) starring robert urich , joanna kerns
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historian william k . everson said
blind husbands
was strong material with an inherently sexual theme , yet also with a framework of melodrama that appealed to popular tastes .
i prefer fw myself for its amoral hero and audacity , but blind husbands is probably the better movie all around . as you said , the script is taut and focused , a rarity in any era .
the majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin . ~ honoré de balzac ,
i did not write the following blind item . please direct your inquiries and complaints to the original source .
and while the official age of consent is 16 for girls , the pakistan government turns a blind eye .
there is so little difference between husbands you might as well keep the first . ~ adela rogers st . johns
most wives think of their husbands as bumbling braggarts with whom they happen to be in love . ~ jackie gleason
kermit . . . you have complete blind faith . and a tad bit insane if you are hearing voices .
it ought to be added that mr . stroheim originally named his production
the pinnacle ,
and , according to report , seriously objected when the cheapening title ,
blind husbands ,
was plastered on it by the proprietary company .
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nonetheless , blind husbands is an assured and elegant debut feature . it’s stroheim without any of his indulgences , which may be a good thing for some . even as one who loves the stroheim excess , i can tell you this is one of his finest .
via blind gossip — last week this actor and actress were in paris , holding hands and strolling along in the 6th arrondissement .
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i know that blind deaf and dumb happen to people through no fault of their own , but stupid is preventable . . .
blind husbands is a silent mountain movie , a genre that was quite popular in silent european cinema , by erich von stroheim , who brings a european sensibility to the american silent film - much like numerous emigrating directors did ( which arguably made hollywood so great ) .
this rumor has been going on since her first child on other blind items sites , in addition to kw / tg longtime affair . ijs
they are the tragic faces of child marriage ; expected to cook , clean , engage in sexual activity and perform any other duty their husbands want .
stroheim’s the wedding march was one my first silent film viewings and i’m eager to watch one of his more kinky pictures . just the idea of seeing a silent set in the alps is a great lure , so i’ll be checking out blind husbands . thanks for participating in the universal blogathon !
…played the leading role in blind husbands ( 1919 ) , his first independently directed picture . as an early exemplar of the changing postwar morality , it intimated that a woman had the right to seek love outside of an unsatisfying marriage . stroheim’s growing obsession with painstaking detail was reflected in the devil’s passkey …
i think the merry widow is very accessible , but i haven’t seen blind husbands to compare . and i had never heard of francelia billington until now ! well , i think i need to work in my stroheim knowledge 🙂 don’t forget to read my contribution to the blogathon ! 🙂 kisses ! le urltoken
this was such a well thought out post , makes me want to see it again and analyze to my heart’s content ! ( ah , analyzing . ) i’ve always preferred blind husbands over foolish wives , its story has always seemed a little tighter and little more interesting to me . the setting is nice , too .
the concern that some women show at the absence of their husbands , does not arise from their not seeing them and being with them , but from their apprehension that their husbands are enjoying pleasures in which they do not participate , and which , from their being at a distance , they have not the power of interrupting . ~ michel de montaigne
while most australian girls this age are busy being children , child brides aisha and zainub ( not their real names ) were used as a commodity by their husbands and families .
what ' s for dinner ?
is the only question many husbands ask their wives , and the only one to which they care about the answer . ~ mignon mclaughlin ,
urltoken — most husbands in this situation would want a paternity test , but the husband of this a - list television actress knows the real story and stays quiet to collect a paycheck .
he was doubtless an understanding fellow that said , there was no happy marriage but betwixt a blind wife and a deaf husband . ~ michel de montaigne ,
upon some verses of virgil
being for the most part unfamiliar with films of this vintage , i ' m glad that mubi puts them in the rotation . it ' s probably pretty much impossible for a modern viewer to really connect with the simplistic , melodramatic narrative of blind husbands , but it was fascinating to see how , in this period , suspense , in an alpine setting no less , was handled . enjoyable , overall .
unfortunately , this gem does have one major flaw and that’s the last quarter of the picture . while the marital woes of the armstrongs and the attempted seduction of margaret felt genuine , the plot descends into melodrama once the lieutenant and husband face off on a mountaintop . had blind husbands been corn from the start this would be no issue , but stroheim gives us a heaping of maturity only to finish it off with fluff .
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by its pictorial quality , therefore ,
blind husbands ,
not especially original in plot , and weakened somewhat by its resort to the well - worn theatrical trick of withholding important information from the spectators , is interesting throughout and at times supremely compelling . some of its scenes are continentally frank , they are not offensive nor more suggestive than is necessary to present the triangle of the self - absorbed husband , the neglected wife , and the human bird of prey .
well - shot and well - written , what really stands out from blind husbands is its narrative subtext . however , if you ' ve not seen this film , i would advise seeing it without spoilers . so , with that said , this is a simple yet poignant poignant film with one clear message : be good to your wife and trust her . we see this message constructed through a couple who are on holiday ; the husband about to climb a mountain in the dolomites . however , this…
“here is a photoplay which excels because it is built on the solid foundation of a real idea , namely , the universal carelessness and inattention of husbands to their wives after , in common parlance , they have them securely bound by the gold or platinum band of domestic slavery . just so long as husbands allow themselves to take their wives for granted , to forget the little attentions and kindnesses after the honeymoon is ended , just so long will pretty young wives be the prey of don juans who appease them with pretty sayings and suave signs of devotion . ” motion picture magazine , 1920
maseru , lesotho— “that’s how african men are , ” the woman said . she and two others laughed aloud at the infidelity of their husbands . their hearty , free - spirited laughter resonated in the hotel lobby , attracting disapproving stares from the men in business suits who occupied most of the other coffee tables .
neither man nor woman is perfect or complete without the other . thus , no marriage or family , no ward or stake is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives , mothers and fathers , men and women work together in unity of purpose , respecting and relying upon each other ' s strengths .
many who saw eric stroheim as a prussian villain in
the heart of humanity
and other war films may have wondered , because he seemed so completely designed for his part and nothing else what he would do when the public no longer demanded a hun to hiss . if they will go to the capitol theatre this week and see
blind husbands
they will know that whenever mr . stroheim desires to give up acting , or is not required , in pictures , he can devote all of his time to directing - and if the promise that is borne of his first performance as a director is fulfilled , the screen will be greatly enriched .
yet while the government can seemingly ignore gender violence issues , it cannot turn a blind eye to aids . international attention to the high prevalence rate in lesotho and sub - saharan africa has increased . billboards , posters , and fliers on safe sex are almost everywhere , and free condom dispensers abound in public places and toilets .
the most interesting element of blind husbands comes from that it blames no one in this bizarre love triangle . there’s no simple categorization of the characters , no assertions that armstrong is good and steuben is bad . steuben is a horny louse to be sure , but he also seems lonely and insecure , giving us some sympathy for him . armstrong is noble and good - hearted , but his coldness towards his wife , which appears to stem from her unwillingness to start a family , does stain his image as the perfect man . margaret is not some simpering ingénue or thoughtless flirt , but a flesh - and - blood woman facing temptation in a moment of isolation .
together , these three women are fighting two of the gravest problems that plague lesotho and sub - saharan africa today—gender - based violence and hiv / aids—and they’re not entirely disparate plagues . “there is a strong connection between the two , ” mamakhete says . “women have no agency and sexual rights . they are forced to have unprotected sex with their husbands even if the men have aids . ”
at age 9 , she was writing poetry . by 17 , she was a single mother . in her early 20s , she danced at a strip joint , ran a brothel , was married ( to enistasious tosh angelos , her first of three husbands ) and then divorced . by her mid - 20s , she was performing at the purple onion in san francisco , where she shared billing with another future star , phyllis diller .
staying with the person you love if they become disabled shouldn’t require gratitude . the important parts of a person don’t change ; what’s in their heart remains the same . my husband is not a martyr . he’s not a saint . he’s simply a man who honored his commitment to our relationship . he doesn’t need nor would he want my gratitude for staying , but he will always have my utmost respect for being the kind of man he is . blind or not , i know we will never lose sight of our love for one another .
my daughter’s christening was a monumental debut for both of us . she was being introduced as the newest member of our family , and i was coming out as her newly blind mother . after surviving the ceremony unscathed , my husband and i proudly carried our precious bundle into the celebration venue and handed her over to her godparents while we assumed our roles as hosts . he went one way and i went the other , bouncing from table to table knowing that if we finished quickly , we might actually get to enjoy the hot meal we were paying for .
kermit . . . you are a d - ick . you have proven it time after time with your senseless , ridiculously worded posts . i take absolutely nothing you have to say seriously . it ' s not pompous or arrogant to expose people ' s failings . i have many of my own , but fortunately for me , blind faith is not one of them . i have no idea how you could take that i was a liar based on that post . . . . i am a - ssuming that you are just lashing out because you have nothing else .
so here’s what i am grateful for : i’m grateful i chose to marry a man who’s in it for the long haul and meant the vows he said when he married me . i’m grateful for a husband who loves all of me , not just parts , but all . i’m grateful i chose a man who’s a good role model to his daughter . hopefully , she will look for a partner in life who possesses the huge heart and strength of character of her daddy . i’m grateful for a husband who has never , not once , doubted my ability to be a good mother to our child despite being blind . i’m grateful for a man who’s intelligent enough to know my disability doesn’t define the woman i am .
to the outsider , it no doubt seems that iran has fallen to paranoid fanatics , blind perhaps even to their own best interests . the evidence is persuasive , however , that the group of ecclesiastics who control the levers of political power in iran , although bent on pursuing their savage experiment , retain a keen appreciation of practical necessities . the economic , political , and military storms beating upon them have their own imperatives . appreciating these circumstances , the international baha ' i community has intensified its efforts to bring the suffering of the iranian baha ' is before the nations of the world and to generate international pressure on the regime . national baha ' i communities in 135 sovereign states act in concert through an international agency , the baha ' i international community in new york city , which has consultative status as one of ecosoc ' s non - governmental organizations .
a growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright © 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .
cast : sam degrasse ( sam de grasse ) [ doctor robert armstrong , the husband ] , francellia billington ( francelia billington ) [ margaret armstrong , the wife ] , erich von stroheim [ lieutenant eric von steuben , the other man ] , t . h . gibson - gowland ( gibson gowland ) [ ‘silent’ sepp , the mountain guide ] , fay holderness [ the jealous waitress ] , ruby kendrick [ a village blossom ] , valerie germonprez [ the honeymooning bride ] , jack perrin [ the honeymooning groom ] , richard cummings [ doctor brunner , the village physician ] , louis fitzroy [ the village priest ] , william duvalle [ a man from ‘home’ ] , jack mathes [ a man from ‘home’ ] , percy challenger [ a man from ‘home’ ] ; bob the dog
synopsis : synopses available in afi - f1 n . f1 . 0374 , hirschhorn - universal p . 32 , and in weinberg - stroheim pp . 4 - 6 .
survival status : prints exist in the museum of modern art film archive [ 35mm nitrate positive ( 1924 rerelease version ) , 35mm fine - grain preservation negative ( 1924 rerelease version ) , 35mm preservation positive ( 1924 rerelease version ) ] ; in a european film archive [ 35mm color - toned nitrate positive ( circa 1921 - 1922 austrian release version ) ] ; in the film holdings of cohen media group ( raymond rohauer collection ) [ 35mm positive ] ; in the film holdings of emgee film library [ 16mm reduction positive ] ; and in private film collections [ 16mm reduction positives ] .
references : film credits , film viewing : afi - f1 n . f1 . 0374 ; baer - film p . 28 ; bardèche - history p . 288 ; barry - griffith p . 30 ; bohn - light pp . xxi , 86 ; brownlow - parade p . 417 ; card - seductive p . 45 ; edmonds - bigu pp . 9 , 105 - 106 ; everson - american pp . 113 , 187 , 285 , 370 ; fell - history pp . 113 , 114 , 116 ; higashi - virgins pp . 142 - 144 , 145 , 146 ; hirschhorn - universal pp . 14 , 32 , 34 ; leish - cinema pp . 50 - 51 ; limbacher - feature p . 26 ; shipman - cinema pp . 66 , 68 ; sinyard - silent p . 126 ; sklar - movie p . 96 ; taylor - hitchcock p . 41 ; vermilye - twenties p . 74 ; weaver - twenty p . 282 ; weinberg - stroheim pp . xi , xii , 3 - 19 : website - nfpf .
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a teenaged tomboy , tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian , impersonates a man so she can have more fun , but discovers that being the opposite sex isn ' t as easy as she had hoped .
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prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle , a young man turns his thoughts to murder .
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the mountain guide , sepp innerkofler ( as t . h . gibson gowland )
an austrian military officer and roue ' attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon . the two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly .
- - says the budget was $ 42 , 000 and the film went on to be one of the first to make over a million dollars .
in one shot , when the wife walks across her bedroom , a spotlight beam is visible on the ground following her .
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two differences between this austrian version and the generally available american version are immediately obvious : they differ both in their length and in the language of the intertitles . the american version is only 1 , 883 metres long - at 18 frames per second a difference of some 7 minutes to the austrian version with 2 , 045 metres . whereas we originally presumed only a negligible difference , resulting from the varying length of the intertitles , a direct comparison has nevertheless shown that the austrian version differs from the american version both in the montage and in the duration of individual scenes . yet how could it happen that the later regional distribution of a canonical us silent film was longer than the
original version
?
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traveling with her husband in the swiss alps , a doctor ' s wife finds what she needs in the person of a charming , seductive military officer , who comes to final terms with her jealous mate atop a perilous mountain peak . erich von stroheim ' s first directorial work is cinematically and dramatically impressive .
it ' s now noteworthy as a curio , but when first released it splashed von stroheim ' s name onto the international spotlight as a brilliant filmmaker .
m ovie historians call erich von stroheim a realist because of his attention to authentic detail . stroheim rehearsed actors only less thoroughly than he designed sets and selected objects for them . but the most important element of his art is visual style , for its give us a sense that the objects and spaces he shows are real . without this sense , all the correct detail in the world would be useless .
stroheim presents the characters and settings of each shot as directly as possible . actors rarely overlap one another ; all are fully visible ; yet he saves his shots from being flat tableaux by placing his actors at different distances from the camera and by enhancing their different depths with lighting . the way he places his
realistic
objects similarly use depth . prominent natural objects in the foreground play off objects in the background to make the space of each shot real and three - dimensional .
in a seduction scene , for example , the foreground figures are backed up by cows and by trees and mountains in the far distance . for a hiking scene in the mist - - the most illusory of conditions - - rock outcrops in right foreground key the shot by giving us an immediate material object . contrasting with the figures in medium distance against the far rock - ledge , all the objects together establish real space between them . for stroheim there is no such thing as a general form or formal similarity between different objects . each object it its material self , nor is there one kind of object is its material self , no is there one kind of object .
his films establish a distinction between things as essences and things as symbols
( sarris ) , and treat only the latter . there is not general motion ; action is local and concretely tied to the actor . the only universal is light .
lighting and composition now join the themes to establish the mountain - peak as a place of purity and to contrast it with the lower world . a sampler in the officer ' s bedroom reads ,
in the alps there is no sin .
though he takes it to mean
all is permitted ,
its meaning is that sin will be obliterated . as the officer and husband begin the ascent , a guide tells the wife they will be safe , if they only will eave their worldly attachments behind .
s troheim shows the same tension between his characters ' aspiration to virtue and their weaknesses in greed ( 1923 ) . its plot follows a young dentist and his wife as they decline from security to poverty . stroheim , directly equating their material situation with their moral states , places them in real settings . at the same time he floods the early scenes with light , expressing in extraordinary art their wish for purity .
when the dentist ' s practice fails , their basic greed - - attachment to material goods - - begins to tun them against each other , and the film becomes darker and darker as they and their material situation decline . white , recalling their former virtuousness , is now a mockery - - certainly in the scene where the dentist murders his wife next to a christmas tree in the dark . he then flees , but he is pursued by a rival . the film ends with their meeting in death valley .
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he needed , of course , competent actors , and found them in himself as the austrian lieutenant , in sam de grasse as the surgeon , and in francelia billington as the woman . h . gibson gowland , as an alpine guide , and others in supplemental roles , met all requirements for background and atmosphere .
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one of the stage women ' s war relief films , in which a number of theatrical celebrities are displayed , is also at the capitol .
what stroheim has done is to state a problem all too frequent in american married life . he proceeds next to tell it artfully .
dr . armstrong arrives at a small alpine village with his pretty wife . engrossed in his work , he is kind to her but forgetful of those little attentions . an austrian lieutenant , riding up in the bus with them notices this and begins his work . he is soon , thanks to his perseverance , acquainted with the young woman . while her husband is away , he buys her a beautiful box she has admired and comes to her door with it . on the pretext that someone is coming down the hall , she lets him in , though she is not yet fully dressed .
here is a pretty scene . she gets rid of him as soon as she can by promising that she will yield to him completely later . this later is while they are at a mountain lodge preparing to climb the pinnacle . while her husband and the lieutenant are still downstairs , we see her slip across the hall and put a note under the austrian ' s door . we see the lieutenant read the note , put it in his pocket and prepare for bed . the guide , a man under deep obligations to dr . armstrong , has lighted his wife to her room and when the lieutenant leaves his chamber to go to hers , he opens the door on the guide who smilingly shows him the way back to his own apartment .
what the guide has done is to take the wife to the wrong room . she and her husband are sleeping apart , so he won ' t disturb her when he rises early to climb the peak . the impression is left that she was prepared to receive the lieutenant , but on the mountain top the austrian , alone with her husband , draws the letter by mistake from his pocket , only to throw it away before the husband can take it and read it .
in the picture itself there is some amazing mountain climbing and falls and perfect photography , but the story , acting and directing are superior even to these effects . the flirtation scenes have a sex appeal that is at once charming and arousing . francelia billington , as the wife , is pretty and dainty to a degree , but we think stroheim made his one mistake in his own exceedingly sharp cut impersonation . it ' s bad business to make a lover ridiculous .
the picture itself never really skirts the rough edges . it does not offend . it is a safe bet for any exhibitor and every exhibitor should show it or consider himself at once the manager of a second grade house .
von stroheim himself plays the part of a lustful army officer , a serial seducer who sets his cap at the dreamy wife of a rich american whilst they on holiday in the south tyrol .
in a remarkably assured debut von stroheim displays a nascent virtuosity as he unpacks a morally ambiguous tale of sexual obsession told with what became his trademark sumptuous visual sensibility .
more than this though , it is a phenomenally visually and narratively complex film , and beyond its historical interest , an engrossing and poignant melodrama .
the ico is touring this recently rediscovered and restored first film from director erich von stroheim with the kind permission of the austrian film museum .
the austrian film museum have allowed the ico a temporary sub - distribution license on ‘dvd facsimile’ taken from the austrian film museum’s analog 35mm preservation of the film . the film museum have found an extra 8 minutes of footage from previous versions and have re - established the film with a new score , as an authentic masterpiece of silent cinema .
it’s a moral tale , as simplistic as it sounds , but what makes it distinctive is the use of design and the characters’ personal mannerisms as fully functional elements of the director’s overall moral purpose .
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on vacation with her surgeon husband , dr . armstrong ( sam de grasse ) , margaret ( francilia billington ) feels neglected and flirts with austrian lt . erich von steuben ( erich von stroheim ) . when the doctor is called away for an emergency , the lieutenant tries to enter margaret ' s room but is stopped by silent sepp ( gibson gowland ) , the couple ' s mountain guide . the doctor returns and goes hiking with the lieutenant but grows furious when he sees a note from his wife in the austrian ' s pocket .
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a lecherous gaze drawn out into a feature - length parable about desire and power . the monstrosity of wanting and to be wanted .
imagine just picking up a camera and making this . what a debut . fuck me up , von stroheim .
great debut directing for stroheim . the story was a dusty but very well told with a lot of feet visual touches along the way .
let me be honest with you . me being a simple man , i always thought of this as the lesser version of foolish wives - which is true - but is also very wrong . so deciding to be a less simple man i actually went ahead and finally watched it and now i have to produce notes :
on location stroheim attempts something here which was rare in early cinema ( but came to be an even more prominent feature in his later films ) , world - building . the setting is an austrian mountain resort at the foot of the monte cristallo which features prominently in the opening shot . stroheim manages to breath life into this setting by a ) building a very convincing set of an…
my first stroheim . it ' s really quite good , especially the party sequence early on .
this wonderful night is ours , yours and mine !
even the good old moon seems to give us her blessing .
stoheim says this first to the hotel waitress on lovers lane , then a shot of the clouds rushing like a river across the moon . she smiles totally enamored and consumed with lust in an almost dangerous kind of way , they kiss .
i love you
. at the party a series of glances centered around the neglected wife that evoke an indescribable loneliness , overwhelmed she flees and stroheim follows . and then again
this wonderful night is ours , yours and mine !
even the good old moon seems to give us her…
use of realism to undermine the hollywood fantasy . eric von stroheim was one of the few legitimate geniuses of the early silent days . he was a man of such vision and he was so great a poet and an artist that he found nothing but trouble in hollywood .
personagens aqui podem até parecer , em um primeiro momento , moralmente bastante definidos , mas existe uma ambiguidade muito inteligente por parte do von stroheim em ir reiterando um certo arquétipo americano na figura do casal , especialmente no que diz respeito a uma condescendência por parte dos dois . o próprio vilão vivido pelo diretor veste uma aparência icônica de tentação ( o amor fácil , a frieza perante o mundo ) que se por um lado se opõe ao humanismo do casal , em um sentido implícito também o ironiza .
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about armstrong : my reading of the his relationship with his wife is a little different . for me , armstrong’s unhappiness about margaret’s ( assumed ) unwillingness to have children actually makes me feel for him a bit , and feel for margaret a bit less–especially after the cute scene of him playing with a baby . after all , if one partner has always longed for kids but the other isn’t willing to have them , well , that’s a pretty big thing . ( maybe these fictional characters should’ve talked over such a huge life issue before getting married… 😉 )
about armstrong : i do feel for armstrong , but i do feel a great deal for margaret since i too am a person who does not want kids . plus in the 1910s / 1920s society , who’s going to be the one watching those kids the most of the time ? margaret . you do wonder why they didn’t settle that one though huh ? especially since it’s such a big deal for the two of them that it’s put their union on the rocks . xd
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synopsis : an austrian military officer and roue’ attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon . the two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly .
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an austrian military officer and rogue attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon . the two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly .
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a suspenseful struggle between devotion & betrayal , forgiveness & revenge , lust & love ; in the time when dailiness made path for the immoral men , lurking the married women on the pretext of saving them from their unsatisfactory marriages . in the meantime the devotion of one woman astonished an ill - sighted lieutenant , as well as her own over - occupied physician husband . guileless melodrama with a simplistic plot . / b +
if you enter the rythm of the movie , if you trespass our contemporary add , our hurry , and stress , if you look closely to the scenes and characters , you will be amazed . there are moments in the movies , when the characters are complete and exposed feelings , or fears , or thoughts . there are moments in which the scene sucks you inside and you cannot stop sharing the life ans shivers of those moments . - - lorenzo canina
une extraordinaire interprétation d ' erich von stroheim en lascif séducteur galonné , aux mimiques suggestives , salaces et concupiscents , maîtrisant parfaitement son personnage et sa réalisation , pour nous offrir un vrai bonheur cinématographique , d ' une prodigieuse et constante acuité psychologique . . . urltoken
conținutul stă în picioare ; ingratitudinea generală declanșează conflictul . doctorul îmi pare ca omul care cunoaște legile naturii ; locotenentul îl contrastează pe doctor , fiind atras de plăcerile lumești . obiectivul reprezentat de natural , de copii , cuplul 2 și sepp reglează conflictul . personajele principale , bărbații și femeia , sunt „judecați după merite” . filmul trece puțin de „decent” , deci 2 - 3 .
von stroheim ' s films stand out for me in the silent era for being very perverse and earthy . his debut established this quality and it makes him unique in what i ' ve always viewed as a very pure era for cinema .
not one of stroheim ' s best . the subject matter is similar to
foolish wives
, but this plays like a fairly routine melodrama when compared to that grand epic .
writing elaborate scripts and unfilmed backstories , von stroheim became known for an exacting , at times totalitarian , directorship with long , rigorous shoots and obsessive attention to detail – down to the type of wristwatch an actor wore . nevertheless , he accrued a legion of loyal cast and crew who followed him from picture to picture . not so generous , however , were the hollywood executives whom he exasperated with his unhappy , complicated and often , peculiar visions which took longer and longer form .
special thanks : bruce goldstein – film forum ; alexander horwath , markus wessolowski – austrian film museum ; rob stone – library of congress ; caitlin robertson – fox .
the hfa will also be showing the recently restored grand illusion from august 10 to august 19 .
directed by erich von stroheim . with gibson gowland , zasu pitts , jean hersholt us 1925 , 35mm , b / w , silent , 140 min
directed by erich von stroheim . with erich von stroheim , sam de grasse , francelia billington us 1919 , 35mm , b / w , silent , 93 min
directed by billy wilder . with gloria swanson , william holden , erich von stroheim us 1950 , 35mm , b / w , 110 min
directed by erich von stroheim . with erich von stroheim , miss dupont , maude george us 1922 , 35mm , b / w , silent , 143 min
directed by erich von stroheim . with gloria swanson , walter byron , tully marshall
directed by erich von stroheim . with erich von stroheim , fay wray , matthew betz
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samuel alfred de grasse ( june 12 , 1875 – november 29 , 1953 ) was a canadian actor . more »
francelia billington ( 1 february 1895 – 24 november 1934 ) was an early american silent - screen actress , and an accomplished camera operator . more »
director , producer , producer , producer , editor , art director , lt . erich von steuben
erich von stroheim ( born erich oswald stroheim ; september 22 , 1885 – may 12 , 1957 ) was an austrian - american director , actor and producer , most notable as being a film star of the silent era , subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work . more »
gibson gowland ( 4 january 1877 , spennymoor , county durham – 9 september 1951 , london ) was an english film actor . more »
fay holderness ( april 16 , 1881 – may 13 , 1963 ) was a vaudeville performer and film actress from oconto , wisconsin . more »
jack perrin ( july 25 , 1896 – december 17 , 1967 ) was an american actor specializing in westerns . more »
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cast : erich von stroheim ( lt . eric von steuben ) , sam de grasse ( dr . armstrong ) , francelia billington ( mrs . armstrong ) , t . h . gibson - gowland ( silent sepp , the mountain guide ) , fay holderness ( the waitress ) , ruby kendrick ( a village blossom ) , valerie germonprez and jack perrin ( honeymooners ) , richard cummings ( the village physician ) , louis fitzroy ( the village priest ) , william duvalle , jack mathes and percy challenger ( three men from
home
)
there is real emotion to the script , and , certainly , as the author of this story , von stroheim deserves credit .
the copy reviewed is kino ' s dvd with original piano score by donald sosin . the print quality is superb , and sosin ' s score , derived from the original 1919 cue sheets , is excellent . as an added bonus , the dvd also include ' s von stroheim ' s 1929 film
the great gabbo .
“yes we know the babies are both tony g thus the reason she’s never allowed kneepads or anyone to photograph her noticeably half white babies . she would have a hard time trying to explain their lack of melanin with her “husband” being on the darker side . which is dumb i say since genetics work in mysterious ways anyway .
whatever ! if she’s never allowed her babies to be photographed , then how would this person know what her babies look like ? gohwtbs .
so you are saying he is trying to be like mary j . blige husband to stay in a marriage for a number of years to get a paycheck as if you were a stay at home wife . kerry is smart not to make him her manager . he doesn’t know about all of her finances . mary learned the hard way can’t mix money / honey and you don’t have a job until i hire you . he knows when the money comes in and out so when he leaves he knows how much money to ask for so you can take care of him and his other women .
tony g…tony goldwyn her co - star ? stop this ish . olivia and fitz aint real . foh
mmmph…stop . like i need to see these babies . they are both fair…unless we are discussing hair………… . .
i want to know one thing . did mary’s husband manage anyone besides her ? and she already paid his a $ $ as her manager . he sounds like sherry sheppard’s ex husband .