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The Wind Overview:

The Wind (1928) was a Drama - Western Film directed by Victor Sjöström and produced by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow.

The Wind was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.

The Wind BlogHub Articles:

Picnic and Written on the Wind

By Rick29 on Aug 12, 2024 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Kim Novak and William Holden.Picnic (1955). Joshua Logan, who directed the stage version William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, also directed this screen adaptation. Set in a small Kansas town, the story revolves around Hal Carter (William Holden), a charming drifter who arrives in town seeking... Read full article

Rod Serling Saddles the Wind

By Rick29 on Jun 26, 2023 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

John Cassavetes glares.The opening of notes of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans's title tune--a torch song whispered intimately by Julie London--lets you know that Saddle the Wind (1958) won't be a conventional Western. But if you start to doubt that notion, Rod Serling's credit as screenwriter and the ... Read full article

Whistle Down The Wind (1961)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 28, 2022 From 4 Star Films

Whistle Down The Wind feels like it employs the “kitchen sink” aesthetic in step with British film of the day, bleak and tough around the corners with working-class folks coping with all kinds of toilsome drama. However, if the mantle of that zeitgeist was normally carried by the likes o... Read full article

Offbeat Blu-ray Review: The Window

By Devon Powell on Sep 22, 2021 From Hitchcock Master

Distributor: Warner Brothers Release Date: September 21, 2021 Region: Region A Length: 01:13:27 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English SDH Ratio: 1.37:1 Notes: This is the film’s North American Blu-ray debut. “He lived in two worlds at onc... Read full article

THE 2021 CLASSIC LITERATURE ON FILM BLOGATHON: The Wind in the Willow, 1949 and 1983

on Apr 2, 2021 From Caftan Woman

Paul Batters at Silver Screen Classics is our host for The 2021 Classic Literature On Film Blogathan on April 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Access the articles here. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) grew out of bedtime stories for the Scottish author's only son Alastair (1900-1920). Graha... Read full article

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The Wind Facts
The film's artificially happy ending was insisted upon by the studio after test audiences balked at the original ending, where the insane Letty wanders into the desert, certain to die. This more appropriate ending reportedly still exists in Europe.
The wind in the film was created by the propellers of eight aircraft stationed on location in the Mojave Desert.
The airplane propellers blowing hot air, sand and smoke were so dangerous that crew members were forced to wear long-sleeved clothing (in 120-degree weather), eye goggles, bandannas around their necks and greasepaint on their faces whenever the machines were being run.
During filming, temperatures reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, making life miserable for both cast and crew. The intense heat caused the film stock to warp, and it had to be packed in ice to remain intact. Lillian Gish touched an outside door handle, and was so severely burned that a small part of her palm's flesh was scalded off.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1993.
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