The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
The Private Life of Helen of Troy was a 1927 silent film about Helen of Troy based on a novel by John Erskine and adapted to screen by Gerald C. Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred Maria Corda as Helen, Lewis Stone as Menelaus, and Ricardo Cortez as Paris. Coming at the end of the silent film era, it received the honor of being nominated for an Academy Award in 1928, the year of the Awards' inception, in the category of Best Title Writing. However, Gerald Duffy died on 25 June 1928, and he has the distinction of being the first person to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award.
Direction Alexander Korda
Cast María Corda · Lewis Stone · Ricardo Cortez · George Fawcett · Alice White · Bill Elliott · Tom O´Brien · Bert Sprotte · Mario Carillo · Charles Puffy · George Kotsonaros · Emilio Borgato · Constantine Romanoff · Alice Adair · Helen Fairweather · Virginia Thomas
Soundtrack Carl Edouarde
Screenplay Gerald C. Duffy · Carey Wilson · John Erskine
Cinematography Lee Garmes · Sidney Hickox
Original title The Private Life of Helen of Troy
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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