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Forgotten Faces: Directed by Victor Schertzinger. With Clive Brook, Mary Brian, Olga Baclanova, William Powell. Clive Brook stars as "Heliotrope" Harry, a gentleman thief tossed in jail for killing his wife's lover.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Victor Schertzinger
- 1928-08-05
Forgotten Faces is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Clive Brook, Mary Brian, and Olga Baclanova. The production was overseen by David O. Selznick, a rising young producer at the time. The film was remade by Paramount in 1936 as a sound film.
The film kicks off with a magnificently staged casino heist, introduced by a boldly stylized shot looking up through a roulette wheel ringed by the faces of gamblers. The camera then floats through the room in a fluid crane shot, mirroring the restless movements of women in sparkling, beaded gowns—until they all suddenly stop and raise their ...
Forgotten Faces. 1928. Directed by Victor Schertzinger. A petty thief (Clive Brook) just robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don’t want the bad publicity, finally is caught and sent to Sing Sing.
- Victor Schertzinger
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, Paramount
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Screenplay Information. Based on the short story "Whiff of Heliotrope" by Richard Washburn Child in Famous Story Magazine (Dec 1925).
Clive Brook stars as «Heliotrope» Harry, a gentleman thief tossed in jail for killing his wife’s lover. Before turning himself in, Harry leaves his baby girl on the doorstep of a rich, childless couple.
