- The Dove (1927 film)
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name = The Dove
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director =Roland West
producer =Norma Talmadge
writer =Willard Mack
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starring =Norma Talmadge Noah Beery Gilbert Roland
cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh
editing = Hal C. Kern
distributor =United Artists
released = flagicon|USDecember 31 ,1927
runtime = 90 minutes
country = USA
language =Silent film
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amg_id = 1:89874
imdb_id = 0017822"The Dove" was a 1927
silent film directed byRoland West and starringNorma Talmadge ,Noah Beery , andGilbert Roland . Based on a play byWillard Mack , the original story is about a Mexican despot (played by Beery), who falls in love with a dancing girl (played by Talmadge), who rejects him. Due to the political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country.Though the film was not well received,
William Cameron Menzies won the firstAcademy Award for Best Art Direction in1928 for this film and "Tempest", though the award was then called "Interior Decoration."
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