Shadows of Glory
- February 1, 1930 (1930-02-01)
Shadows of Glory (Spanish:Sombras de gloria) is a pre-Code Spanish-language American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release Blaze o' Glory (1929). It was the first foreign-language sound film produced in the United States.[1]
Plot
Sombras de gloria, like Blaze o' Glory, takes its premise from the story The Long Shot by Thomas Alexander Boyd. It is part war movie, part courtroom drama.
Cast
- Jose Bohr as Eddie Williams
- Mona Rico as Helen Williams
- Francisco Maran as Dr. Castelli
- Cesar Vanoni as District Attorney
- Demetrius Alexis as Carl Hummel
- Juan Torena as Jack
- Enrique Acosta as Judge
Production and distribution
According to modern web sources, Sombras de gloria was shot at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood in October 1929. The premiere took place at the studio on January 25, 1930.[2] The film opened to the general public in the United States five days later.[3] It is not presently available in DVD.
References
External links
- Sombras de gloria at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Shadows of Glory at the TCM Movie Database
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