The Far Cry (Portuguese title: Um Divorcio Feliz) is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and starred screen veteran Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play of the same name by Arthur Richman.[1]

The Far Cry
Lobby card with Myrtle Stedman and Hobart Bosworth
Directed bySilvano Balboni
Written byKatharine Kavanaugh (adaptation)
Based onThe Far Cry
by Arthur Richman
StarringBlanche Sweet
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Edited byAlexander Hall
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • February 14, 1926 (1926-02-14)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Claire Marsh gets married and then divorced from Max Fraisier, a French marquis in Paris, which costs her father Julian Marsh a small fortune. Staying in Europe, Claire meets Dick Clayton, an old school chum, who is studying art in Paris. Dick then goes to Paris, and Claire, acting as one of the "we moderns", follows. Because Claire refuses to consider being wed, they live together there without being married. Count Filippo Sturani, another suitor for Claire, makes Dick jealous. They have an argument regarding the Count, and Claire returns to Paris. Dick follows her and rescues her from a blaze that erupts at a gorgeous Roman banquet given in Claire's honor by the Count.

Cast

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Production

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The Far Cry ad in The Film Daily, 1926

The elaberate Roman banquet near the end of the movie was filmed in Technicolor.[2] The title referred to the difference between the then morl code in Europe and the United States.

Preservation

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The Far Cry is now considered to be a lost film.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Far Cry at silentera.com
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Frank (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Far Cry", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1111, retrieved April 2, 2023   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ The Far Cry on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files list: First National Pictures
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