Hilda Moore Movies
- 1929
The brilliant (and ultimately tragic) Broadway actress Jeanne Eagels made her second and last talking-picture appearance in Jealousy. Based on a French stage drama by Louis Verneuil, the film casts Eagels as Yvonne, the wife of temperamental artist Pierre (Fredric March). Jealous of Yvonne's still-friendly relationship with her former lover Rigaud (Holmes Herbert), Pierre goes off the deep end when Rigaud lends the couple some much-needed money. Discovering Yvonne in Rigaud's apartment, Pierre misunderstands the innocent situation and kills his "rival" then stands by silently as another man is accused of the murder. The truth finally "outs" in an overwrought courtroom finale. Production stills from Jealousy reveal that Jeanne Eagels was seriously ill throughout shooting, but she valiantly insisted upon completing the picture; within a few months after filming wrapped, she was dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 35. At least two foreign-language versions of Jealousy were filmed in 1930. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jeanne Eagels, Fredric March, (more)
- 1916
It took nerve to squeeze Arthur Wing Pinero's 3-act play The Second Mrs. Tanqueray into two reels of film (approximately 30 minutes), but according to contemporary reports, the producers of this British adaptation of the Pinero original pulled it off. The leading roles were played by Arthur Maude and Constance Crawley, able stage veterans both. Despite the warnings of his friends, Aubrey Tanqueray (Maude) marries Paula (Crawley), a woman with an unsavory history. Before long, the second Mrs. Tanqueray has managed to alienate everyone who was previously near and dear to her husband. The limit comes when Tanqueray's daughter falls in love with one of Mrs. T's former lovers. The Second Mrs. Tanqueray was remade several times; the best-known version, released in 1952, starred Pamela Brown in the title role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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