Decameron Nights (1924 film)
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Distributed by | Decla-Film UFA (US) |
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Countries | Weimar Republic United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Decameron Nights is a 1924 British-German
Cast
- Lionel Barrymore as Saladin
- Ivy Duke as Perdita
- Werner Krauss as Soldan
- Bernhard Goetzke as Torello
- Randle Ayrton as Ricciardo
- Xenia Desni as Lady Teodora
- Jameson Thomas as Imliff
- Hanna Ralph as Lady Violante
- Albert Steinrück as King Algarve
Production
Herbert Wilcox had previously made Chu Chin Chow in Germany with
Critical reception
Wilcox later wrote that "I got through the film on schedule, and whatever faults could be found with Decameron Nights they were not in the screenplay or continuity. The critical acclaim was extraordinary and in my view out of proportion to the merits of the film."[4]
In The New York Times, Mordaunt Hall wrote, "Decameron Nights, as it comes to the screen, is a tedious pictorial story with some good scenic effects and at least two good performances. The whole subject, however, lacks any suggestion of dramatic value, and one may therefore find time to ponder on many things that are not in the least connected with the picture...Werner Krauss figures as the Soldan and Lionel Barrymore plays the Soldan's son, Saladin. The narrative includes a slothful account of the Soldan's wish, or, rather, his command, that Saladin marry the daughter of the King of Algrave. Saladin, who, although he is begemmed and turbaned, does very much the same thing that sons do in this day—he falls in love with another girl, Perdita, and the old Soldan is so furious that, after kissing his son, he stabs the young man. And that ends the yarn. Mr. Barrymore does what he is able in the circumstances, but his work is not brilliant. Mr. Krauss acts exceedingly well, but most of his manoeuvrings are far from interesting."[5]
See also
- Lionel Barrymore filmography
References
- Wilcox, Herbert, Twenty Five Thousand Sunsets, 1967
External links
- Decameron Nights at IMDb