the trail of the lonesome pine 1936 kick ass

In an interview with James Bawden in 1976, Fonda remembered carving “HF LUVS SS” on a tree during the production of this film. Director Henry Hathaway found it when shooting Woman Obsessed there in 1959. Ĭonsidered a technological success, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine was not the first film to utilize the new color process but integrated its use successfully, and was a harbinger of future developments. 'The significance of this achievement is not to be minimized. It means that we can doubt no longer the inevitability of the color film or scoff at those who believe that black-and-white photography is tottering on the brink of that limbo of forgotten things which already has swallowed the silent picture.' Reception It means that color need not shackle the cinema, but may give it fuller expression. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine received positive critical acclaim, with Frank Nugent of The New York Times considering the film significant yet not without flaws. 'Paramount's new film is far from perfect, either as a photoplay or as an instrument for the use of the new three-component Technicolor process', although 'a cast of unusual merit and a richly beautiful color production' were its redeeming qualities. Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a neutral review. I can not tell you how amazed and overjoyed I was, when I learned that EUREKA was releasing a restored version of this rarely seen film!!! Foxs plot is preserved here, with Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda and Fred MacMurray as the corners in a mountain folk love triangle. 'The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine' (1936)was only the second feature to be shot in the then new 3-strip-Technicolor process, the first film being 'Becky Sharp' (1935). The colours are rich and vibrant and one can just imagine what a novelty these early Technicolor films must have to cinema-goers of the 1930s.

'The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine' is a landmark film, since it was the first Technicolor film to be shot entirely on location. The film's story deals with the feud between two neighbouring families, and features some well-known actors like Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney. However, the best performances are given by Fred McMurray (Disney's 'Absentminded Professor') and Nigel Bruce (best known as Dr. 1.7 million 1 2 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1936 American adventure romance western film based on the novel of the same name. Watson to Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes). The picture was directed by Henry Hathaway starring Fred MacMurray, Sylvia Sidney, and Henry Fonda. If you enjoy these early Technicolor films as much as I do, take a look at the following titles which are also available on DVD: It's a very watchable film, featuring some of the most beautiful early colour cinematography. 'The Garden of Allah' (1936/Marlene Dietrich), 'The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer' (1938), 'A Star is Born' (1937), 'Nothing Sacret' (1937), 'The Divorce Of Lady X' (UK/1938), 'The Drum' (UK/1938), 'Sixty Glorious Years' (UK/1938), 'The Mikado' (UK/1939), and especially the double-DVD-Special-Edition of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938).

The trail of the lonesome pine 1936 kick ass