Released November 14, 1927
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
"The Opening Night" is an extant film.
A 35mm nitrate copy of the film is at UCLA and a 35mm dupe neg is preserved at the Library of Congress. The trailer for this film is preserved at the Library of Congress [and/or at UCLA]. The trailer is available from Silent Reels, a British company, on their "Silent Trailers" DVD.
A 35mm nitrate copy of the film is at UCLA and a 35mm dupe neg is preserved at the Library of Congress. The trailer for this film is preserved at the Library of Congress [and/or at UCLA]. The trailer is available from Silent Reels, a British company, on their "Silent Trailers" DVD.
Dates Issued
1927
13/12/1927
Physical Description
6 reels; 5,524 ft.
Notes
Adaptation and Direction: Edward H. Griffith
Story: Albert Payson Terhune.
Star: Claire Windsor (Carol Chandler)
Archive: Library of Congress (Washington) [Usw], UCLA Film And
Television Archive (Los Angeles) [Usl]
Copyright claimant: Columbia Pictures Corp.
Registration number: Lp24754, R142692 Jan. 3, 1955.
Source: Columbia
Gauge: 35mm domestic release version
Holdings: U.S. Archive
Completeness: complete
Format: 35 mm: Usw
Note: 35 mm Acetate Dupe Negative: Usw 35 mm Nitrate Positive:
Usl
Record No.: 28752
1927
13/12/1927
Physical Description
6 reels; 5,524 ft.
Notes
Adaptation and Direction: Edward H. Griffith
Story: Albert Payson Terhune.
Star: Claire Windsor (Carol Chandler)
Archive: Library of Congress (Washington) [Usw], UCLA Film And
Television Archive (Los Angeles) [Usl]
Copyright claimant: Columbia Pictures Corp.
Registration number: Lp24754, R142692 Jan. 3, 1955.
Source: Columbia
Gauge: 35mm domestic release version
Holdings: U.S. Archive
Completeness: complete
Format: 35 mm: Usw
Note: 35 mm Acetate Dupe Negative: Usw 35 mm Nitrate Positive:
Usl
Record No.: 28752
Grand Rapids Herald, May 1928:
"...A number of persons...were drafted for service in the thrilling sequence of a sinking ship in "The Opening Night"...Among the number were a young son of a rich Indian rajah; a medical missionary returning to the U.S. after seven years of service in South Africa, and several well known business executives. They were passengers on a round-the-world steamer which lay in anchorage for two days in the Los Angeles harbor. None of these persons had previosly seen a motion picture filmed and had never known the feeling of screen makeup, they proved a most malleable group in the hands of E. H. Griffith, the di rector, and performed before the eye of the camera like veteran per formers. The ship sequences were made aboard this round-the-world steam er. Columbia studio officials nego tiated for the "blanket" use of the ship and all its passengers during its stay in San Pedro harbor. The passengers on an autumn cruise around the world were eager for a new thrill and grasped the opportunity of appearing as "extras" in the production..."
"...A number of persons...were drafted for service in the thrilling sequence of a sinking ship in "The Opening Night"...Among the number were a young son of a rich Indian rajah; a medical missionary returning to the U.S. after seven years of service in South Africa, and several well known business executives. They were passengers on a round-the-world steamer which lay in anchorage for two days in the Los Angeles harbor. None of these persons had previosly seen a motion picture filmed and had never known the feeling of screen makeup, they proved a most malleable group in the hands of E. H. Griffith, the di rector, and performed before the eye of the camera like veteran per formers. The ship sequences were made aboard this round-the-world steam er. Columbia studio officials nego tiated for the "blanket" use of the ship and all its passengers during its stay in San Pedro harbor. The passengers on an autumn cruise around the world were eager for a new thrill and grasped the opportunity of appearing as "extras" in the production..."
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