Condemned (1929 film)

Condemned

Directed by	Wesley Ruggles
Screenplay by	Sidney Howard
Based on	Condemned to Devil's Island 1928 novel by Blair Niles
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Starring	Ronald Colman Ann Harding Dudley Digges Louis Wolheim William Elmer
Cinematography	George Barnes Gregg Toland
Edited by	Stuart Heisler
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	November 3, 1929 (1929-11-03) (premiere) November 16, 1929 (1929-11-16) (wide)
Running time	86 minutes (sound) 9000 ft. (silent)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$600,000 (estimated)

Condemned is a 1929 American pre-Code melodrama, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer, and Wilhelm von Brincken. The movie was adapted by Sidney Howard from the novel by Blair Niles.

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Plot

A thief incarcerated at the notorious Devil's Island penal colony falls in love with the prison warden's wife.

Cast

Ronald Colman - Michel
Ann Harding - Madame Vidal
Dudley Digges - Vidal
Louis Wolheim - Jacques
William Elmer - Pierre
Wilhelm von Brincken - Vidal's orderly (as William Vaughn)
Albert Kingsley - Felix
Constantine Romanoff - Brute Convict
Harry Ginsberg - Inmate
Bud Sommers - Inmate
Stephen Selznick - Inmate
Baldy Biuddle - Inmate
John George - Inmate
John Schwartz - Inmate

Production background

This film was also released in a silent version running 9,000 feet.^[1] In 1930, Colman was nominated for an Academy Award in the Acting category for his work in this film and in Bulldog Drummond (1929). Condemned was the first of eight films written by Sidney Howard for producer Samuel Goldwyn, the last of which was Raffles (1939).^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack

Note: this list is incomplete

"Song of the Condemned", written by Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling

International releases

The film is known by a variety of other names, including: Condenado in Portugal and Spain, Condemned to Devil's Island in the U.S. reissue, Condenado a Isla del Diablo in Argentina, Flucht von der Teufelsinsel in Austria, and L'isola del diavolo in Italy.