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| name = Skyscraper |
| name = Skyscraper |
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| image = Skyscraper lobby card.jpg |
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| caption = Lobby card |
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| director = [[Howard Higgin]] |
| director = [[Howard Higgin]] |
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| producer = [[Ralph Block]]<br>[[Cecil B. DeMille]] (for PDC) |
| producer = [[Ralph Block]]<br>[[Cecil B. DeMille]] (for PDC) |
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| starring = [[William Boyd (actor)|William Boyd]] |
| starring = [[William Boyd (actor)|William Boyd]] |
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| cinematography = [[John W. Boyle]] |
| cinematography = [[John W. Boyle]] |
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| editing = [[Adelaide Cannon]] |
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| studio = DeMille Pictures Corporation |
| studio = DeMille Pictures Corporation |
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| distributor = [[Pathé Exchange]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = Silent |
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'''''Skyscraper''''' is a 1928 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Howard Higgin]]. At the [[2nd Academy Awards]] in 1930, [[Elliott J. Clawson]] was nominated for an Academy Award in the category [[Academy Award for Best |
'''''Skyscraper''''' is a 1928 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Howard Higgin]]. At the [[2nd Academy Awards]] in 1930, [[Elliott J. Clawson]] was nominated for an Academy Award in the category [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)]].<ref name="Oscars1930">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1930 |title=The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=March 24, 2012|work=oscars.org}}</ref> Prints of the film exist.<ref name="LOC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1582/default.html |title=Skyscraper |accessdate=January 9, 2014 |work=American Silent Feature Film Survival Database}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
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In 1927, [[Cecil B. DeMille]] charged [[Ayn Rand]] - at the time, recently arrived from the Soviet Union - with writing a script for what would become ''Skyscraper''. The original story, by [[Dudley Murphy]], was about two construction workers involved in building a [[New York City|New York]] skyscraper who are rivals for a woman's love. Rand rewrote the story, transforming the rivals into architects. One of them, Howard Kane, was an idealist dedicated to his mission and erecting the skyscraper despite enormous obstacles. The film would have ended with Kane's throwing back his head in victory, standing atop the completed skyscraper. DeMille rejected Rand's script, and the completed film followed Murphy's original idea, but Rand's version contained elements she would later use in ''[[The Fountainhead]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Ayn Rand and the World She Made]] |last=Heller |first=Anne C. |location=New York |publisher=Doubleday |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-385-51399-9 |oclc=229027437 |pages=65, 441}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille |first=Scott |last=Eyman |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7432-8955-9 |oclc=464593099 |page=252}}</ref> |
In 1927, [[Cecil B. DeMille]] charged [[Ayn Rand]] - at the time, recently arrived from the [[Soviet Union]] - with writing a script for what would become ''Skyscraper''. The original story, by [[Dudley Murphy]], was about two construction workers involved in building a [[New York City|New York]] skyscraper who are rivals for a woman's love. Rand rewrote the story, transforming the rivals into architects. One of them, Howard Kane, was an idealist dedicated to his mission and erecting the skyscraper despite enormous obstacles. The film would have ended with Kane's throwing back his head in victory, standing atop the completed skyscraper. DeMille rejected Rand's script, and the completed film followed Murphy's original idea, but Rand's version contained elements she would later use in ''[[The Fountainhead]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Ayn Rand and the World She Made]] |last=Heller |first=Anne C. |location=New York |publisher=Doubleday |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-385-51399-9 |oclc=229027437 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/aynrandworldshem0000hell/page/65 65, 441] }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille |first=Scott |last=Eyman |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7432-8955-9 |oclc=464593099 |page=[https://archive.org/details/empireofdreamsep00eyma/page/252 252] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/empireofdreamsep00eyma/page/252 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 13 September 2023
| Skyscraper | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Howard Higgin |
| Written by | Elliott J. Clawson Tay Garnett (titles) Dudley Murphy (story) |
| Produced by | Ralph Block Cecil B. DeMille (for PDC) |
| Starring | William Boyd |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Edited by | Adelaide Cannon |
Production company | DeMille Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Skyscraper is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).[1] Prints of the film exist.[2]
Cast
[edit]- William Boyd as Blondy
- Alan Hale as Slim Strede
- Sue Carol as Sally
- Alberta Vaughn as Jane
- Wesley Barry as Redhead
- Paul Weigel as Redhead's father
Development
[edit]In 1927, Cecil B. DeMille charged Ayn Rand - at the time, recently arrived from the Soviet Union - with writing a script for what would become Skyscraper. The original story, by Dudley Murphy, was about two construction workers involved in building a New York skyscraper who are rivals for a woman's love. Rand rewrote the story, transforming the rivals into architects. One of them, Howard Kane, was an idealist dedicated to his mission and erecting the skyscraper despite enormous obstacles. The film would have ended with Kane's throwing back his head in victory, standing atop the completed skyscraper. DeMille rejected Rand's script, and the completed film followed Murphy's original idea, but Rand's version contained elements she would later use in The Fountainhead.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "Skyscraper". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Heller, Anne C. (2009). Ayn Rand and the World She Made. New York: Doubleday. pp. 65, 441. ISBN 978-0-385-51399-9. OCLC 229027437.
- ^ Eyman, Scott (2010). Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7432-8955-9. OCLC 464593099.
External links
[edit]- Skyscraper at IMDb
- Skyscraper at AllMovie