Condemned (film)

Condemned
Directed by	Wesley Ruggles
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Written by	Blair Niles (story "Condemned to Devil's Island") Sidney Howard (screenplay)
Starring	Ronald Colman Ann Harding Dudley Digges Louis Wolheim William Elmer
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography	George Barnes Gregg Toland
Editing by	Stuart Heisler
Studio	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Distributed by	United Artists (1929) Film Classics (1946)(re-release) Hauser & Co. Filmverleih (1930s) (Austria)
Release date(s)	November 3, 1929 (premiere) November 16, 1929 (wide)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$600,000 (estimated)

Condemned (1929) is an American black and white melodrama film. It stars 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. It was directed by Wesley Ruggles. The tagline was "A kiss that cannot be forgotten!"

Production background

In 1930, Ronald 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 was Raffles (1939).

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
• Arturo Kobe - Inmate
• Emile Tramont - Inmate (as Emile Schwartz)
• John Schwartz - Inmate

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 USA reissue, Condenado a Isla del Diablo in Argentina, Flucht von der Teufelsinsel in Austria, and L'isola del diavolo in Italy.

External links

• Condemned at the Internet Movie Database
• Condemned at Cine.gr (in Greek)
• Condemned at TCMdb