The Far Cry

The Far Cry
The Far Cry
	Lobby card with Myrtle Stedman and Hobart Bosworth
Directed by	Silvano Balboni
Written by	Katharine Kavanaugh (adaptation)
Based on	The Far Cry; by Arthur Richman
Starring	Blanche Sweet
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	Alexander Hall
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 14, 1926;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Far Cry (Portuguese title: Um Divorcio Feliz) is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and starred screen veteran Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play of the same name by Arthur Richman.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Claire Marsh gets married and then divorced from Max Fraisier, a French marquis in Paris, which costs her father Julian Marsh a small fortune. Staying in Europe, Claire meets Dick Clayton, an old school chum, who is studying art in Paris. Dick then goes to Paris, and Claire, acting as one of the "we moderns", follows. Because Claire refuses to consider being wed, they live together there without being married. Count Filippo Sturani, another suitor for Claire, makes Dick jealous. They have an argument regarding the Count, and Claire returns to Paris. Dick follows her and rescues her from a blaze that erupts at a gorgeous Roman banquet given in Claire's honor by the Count.

Cast

Blanche Sweet as Claire Marsh
Jack Mulhall as Dick Clayton
Myrtle Stedman as Louise Marsh
Hobart Bosworth as Julian Marsh
Leo White as Max Fraisier
Julia Swayne Gordon as Helen Clayton
William Austin as Eric Lancefield
John Sainpolis as Count Filippo Sturani
Dorothy Revier as Yvonne Beaudet
Mathilde Comont as Maid

Production

*The Far Cry* ad in *The Film Daily*, 1926

The elaberate Roman banquet near the end of the movie was filmed in Technicolor.^[2] The title referred to the difference between the then morl code in Europe and the United States.

Preservation

The Far Cry is now considered to be a lost film.^[3]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Far Cry at silentera.com
^ ^a ^b Elliott, Frank (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Far Cry", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1111, retrieved April 2, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Far Cry on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files list: First National Pictures

External links

The Far Cry at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Lobby poster
Promotional for director Silvano Balboni
Early Technicolor discoveries from the BFI National Archive on YouTube (The Far Cry clip starts at 0:01)

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: The Far Cry at silentera.com

[MPN-2] Elliott, Frank (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Far Cry", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1111, retrieved April 2, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] The Far Cry on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files list: First National Pictures

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