Unvollendeter Film - Queen Kelly, Great Day, Something's Got to Give, Shiva Und Die Galgenblume, Don Camillo E I Giovani D'Oggi (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Queen Kelly is the title of an American silent film produced in 1928-29 and released in 1929, originally by United Artists. The film was directed by Erich von Stroheim, starred Gloria Swanson in the title role, and also starred Walter Byron and Seena Owen. It was produced by Joseph P. Kennedy, who was Swanson's lover at the time and eager to become a producer. Prince Wolfram is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg. On maneuvers as punishment for partying with other women, he sees Kelly walking with the other students of a convent. Enthralled by her beauty, he kidnaps her that night from the convent, takes her to his room and professes his love for her. When the Queen finds them together the next morning, she whips Kelly and throws her out of the castle. Regina then puts Wolfram in prison for not wanting to marry the Queen. Kelly goes to German East Africa to visit her dying Aunt and is forced to marry the disgusting Jan The Aunt dies after the wedding and Kelly refuses to live with Jan, becoming the head of her aunt's brothel. Her extravagances and style earn her the name 'Queen Kelly'. The production of the costly film was shut down after complaints by Swanson about the direction the film was taking. Though the European scenes were full of innuendo, and featured a philandering prince and a sex-crazed queen, the scenes set in Africa were grim and, Swanson felt, distasteful. In later interviews, Swanson had claimed that she had been mislead by the script which referred to her character arriving in, and taking over, a dance hall; looking at the rushes, it was obvious the 'dance hall' was actually a brothel. Stroheim was fired from the film and the African storyline scrapped. Swanson and Kennedy still wanted to salvage the European material, as it had been so costly and time-consuming, and had potential market value. An alternate ending was, however, shot on November 24, 1931. ...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d