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Forgotten Faces is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Clive Brook, Mary Brian, and Olga Baclanova. The production was overseen by David O. Selznick, a rising young producer at the time. The film was remade by Paramount in 1936 as a sound film.
Forgotten Faces: Directed by Victor Schertzinger. With Clive Brook, Mary Brian, Olga Baclanova, William Powell. Clive Brook stars as "Heliotrope" Harry, a gentleman thief tossed in jail for killing his wife's lover.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Victor Schertzinger
- 1928-08-05
The film kicks off with a magnificently staged casino heist, introduced by a boldly stylized shot looking up through a roulette wheel ringed by the faces of gamblers. The camera then floats through the room in a fluid crane shot, mirroring the restless movements of women in sparkling, beaded gowns—until they all suddenly stop and raise their ...
Forgotten Faces. 1928 Directed by Victor Schertzinger. A petty thief (Clive Brook) just robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don’t want the bad publicity, finally is caught and sent to Sing Sing.
- Victor Schertzinger
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, Paramount
Forgotten Faces is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Clive Brook, Mary Brian, and Olga Baclanova. The production was overseen by David O. Selznick, a rising young producer at the time. The film was remade by Paramount in 1936 as a sound film.
Based on the short story "Whiff of Heliotrope" by Richard Washburn Child in Famous Story Magazine (Dec 1925).
The art of the silent film peaked in 1928. FORGOTTEN FACES is a prime example — a gripping thriller about a gentleman thief (Clive Brook) trying to save his daughter (Mary Brian) by outwitting his vengeful ex-wife (Russian actress Olga Baclanova in a stunning turn as the mother from hell).
