Captured on Film - The True Story of Marion Davies
by Hugh Munro Neely, Sidney Franklin
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Actor: Conrad Nagel, Flora Finch, Helen Jerome Eddy, Margaret Seddon, Marion DaviesDirector: Hugh Munro Neely, Sidney Franklin
Brand: DAVIES,MARION
Writer: Hugh Munro Neely
Writer: Albert E. Lewin
Writer: Elaina Archer
Writer: Hanns Kräly
Writer: J.M. Barrie
Writer: John J. Flynn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-12-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Captured on Film - The True Story of Marion Davies
DVD Review: It's true
Summary: 5 Stars
All these years I've heard what an extraordinary actress and comedienne Marion Davies was but how her talent was overshadowed by her being William Randolph Hearst's paramour. This documentary proves Davies was an exceptional film personality. Her parody of Lillian Gish had me in stitches. In scene after scene she is just perfect and she does amazing physical stunts. She is also at all times lovely and accessible; no mystery about her. On the other had, she is never a buffoon a la Lucille Ball (not a criticism of Lucy). She keeps it all high class. The record shows also she was a kind, sweet person, most beloved in the film colony. Hearst's sons treated her lovingly, then the night he died removed all traces of him from their home and turned their backs on her. It must have been stunning, but she survived. Her reputation did not survive Orson Welles' heartless and untrue depiction in "Citizen Kane." I know the film is a great American classic, but there was no reason for him ridicule Davies. He was not a nice man. DVD Review: Marion Davies is Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Marion Davies' movies (The Patsy 1928, Show People 1928, The Florodora Girl 130, etc)
A little shocking to find out about her personal life and that long affair with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst(--saucy!) Who knew they weren't all prim in proper in the early 1900's? ;)
DVD Review: very interesting book
Summary: 5 Stars
we loved this book, my husbands grandmother was good friends with Marion Davis, so it was fun to read about herDVD Review: You gotta love Marion Davies
Summary: 5 Stars
Captured on Film - The True Story of Marion Davies is a marvellous bio about a truly great comedienne of the 20s and 30s. Marion is known for being the companion of William Randolph Hearst but that is a very small part of who she really was. Her talents are enormous. She is very funny, as well as beautiful but nevertheless she will take a role as a homely girl, no makeup, unattractive clothing, if the part requires it. Her ability to use foreign accents for roles is by far the best I have ever seen. This bio reveals Marion as a truly generous, loving and devoted woman to those who worked with her, be it cast or crew. She was good to everyone, quietly meeting many needs and helping those she could. I admire Marion Davies very much and have enjoyed every one of the many movies of hers I have seen, whether silent or talking pics. I implore you to check out this bio about a very talented lady.DVD Review: Fact and Fiction: Either Way She's Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies is an insightful look at one of the most talented stars of the silent era. Davies' talent had been overshadowed by the way she was portrayed in the film Citizen Kane years after she had left the screen; many people suffer the misconception that Davies was a gold digging drunk with no merits as an actress. This could not be further from the truth. Paired with interviews with notable fans like Kevin Brownlow, Virginia Madsen, Fred Laurence Guiles, and Jeanine Basinger and film clips from some of the accessible to the rarest of Marion's films like Show People, The Floradora Girl, The Patsy, When Knighthood Was in Flower, Janice Meredeth, Beauty's Worth, Little Old New York, and Marianne, this documentary proves that Davies truly was a force to be reckoned with. The film concentrates less on her early life and her life after Hearst than during her stardom, but this is understandable since the bulk of viewers are most interested in this time frame.
Coupled with this fascinating documentary is the silent film Quality Street. It stars Marion as a beautiful young girl whose love for a soldier played by Conrad Nagel is threatened by the Napoleonic wars. While he is away for ten years, she loses her beauty and charm; when Nagel comes back for her, he finds an old maid schoolteacher and realizes he no longer loves her. Instead of sulking, she takes action and impersonates a niece called Miss Livvy who wins Nagel quickly with her former personality. The film is exciting, vibrant, and incredibly entertaining. It truly showcases Marion Davies' talents as a star.
Description of Captured on Film - The True Story of Marion Davies
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, "Show People" and "The Patsy," she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry; she was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst. Unfortunately she has too often been remembered for a film in which she never appeared: "Citizen Kane." Orson Welles may have based his great film on the life of Hearst, but Davies was nothing like Susan Alexander. This loving and insightful combination of archival film clips, interviews, and rare home movies explores her life and work, from her days dancing in the Ziegfield Follies through her relationship with Hearst, which led to Hearst creating for her a movie studio and a legendary castle where she reigned over the elite of Hollywood. Narrated by Charlize Theron, this moving tribute to a silver screen legend is one to cherish.Tennessee Williams once wrote, "Marion Davies makes up for the rest of Hollywood," and this superb documentary demonstrates why the gifted actress was so beloved in high society. Executive produced by Hugh Hefner and narrated by Charlize Theron, Captured on Film corrects the fallacy that obscured Davies's achievements since the release of Citizen Kane in 1941. Orson Welles intended no harm with his masterpiece, but the film's portrayal of a publishing tycoon--loosely based on William Randolph Hearst and his lengthy affair with Davies--painted an unflattering portrait of a talentless, drunken mistress, and Davies was quite the opposite. Among many expert interviewees, film historian Kevin Brownlow observes that Davies was truly the first screwball comedian, and vintage film clips bear him out: watch Davies impersonate such film greats as Lillian Gish and Pola Negri, and you can see her comedic gift in full bloom, undiminished by time. Her 32-year devotion to Hearst (whose wife refused to divorce him) is accurately chronicled as sincere and meaningful, and the 1927 feature Quality Street offers a worthy showcase for Davies's versatile talents. (It was remade in 1937 with Katharine Hepburn; this silent version is arguably superior.) --Jeff Shannon
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