Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Wings

Clara Bow   d/ William Wellman

from 1927. The winner of the first Best Picture Oscar. The melodrama and acting styles used here are hopelessly dated at this point. 

The flying sequences were justly celebrated at the time and even today they impress. They weren't rear projection shots or bluescreen. They were shot in flight and look it.

The film has historical interest at this point but no more.

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