| Revenge | |
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 Promotional poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Edwin Carewe Joseph Schenck |
| Written by | Finis Fox |
| Based on | The Daughter of the Bear Tamer by Konrad Bercovici |
| Produced by | Edwin Carewe |
| Starring | Dolores del Río James A. Marcus LeRoy Mason Rita Carewe |
| Cinematography | Al Green Robert Kurrle |
| Edited by | Jeanne Spencer |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | Edwin Carewe Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English intertitles) |
Revenge is a 1928 synchronized American sound drama film directed by Edwin Carewe. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film starred Dolores del Río, James A. Marcus, LeRoy Mason, and Rita Carewe. The film was inspired by the novel The Daughter of the Bear Tamer by Konrad Bercovici.[1][2][3][4]
The film featured a theme song entitled "Revenge" which was written by Joe Young (lyricist), Sam M. Lewis (lyricist) and Harry Akst (composer). Hugo Riesenfeld arranged and directed the musical score for the film. A second song entitled "Dolores," which was composed by Ted Ward and Edward A. Grossman, was also featured on the soundtrack of the film.
Dolores del Río had the luxury of renaming the film adaptation as Revenge, as she believed that all of her film successes began with the letter "R" (Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928), and The Red Dance (1928)).[6] While del Rio was in the middle of divorcing Jaime Martínez del Río in 1926, Revenge was abandoned. She eventually divorced him in 1928.[7] Production resumed on Revenge in June 1928 and was finished filming by August 1928.[8]
Revenge's cinematographers were Al Green and Robert Kurrle.[1]
Editing of Revenge was done by Jeanne Spencer.[1]
Revenge was released on November 3, 1928, in United States film theatres.[1]
Complete prints of Revenge are held at the George Eastman Museum, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Archives Du Film Du CNC.[9]
