Green Goddess (1930 film)
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| The Green Goddess (1930) | |
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Produced by | Walter Morosco |
| Written by | Julien Josephson based on the play by William Archer |
| Starring | George Arliss Ralph Forbes H.B. Warner Alice Joyce |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Editing by | James Gibbon |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | February 13, 1930 |
| Running time | 73 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Green Goddess (1930) in an All-Talking dramatic adventure motion picture, which was released by Warner Brothers. The film starred George Arliss and was a follow-up to his previous film, Disraeli (1929).
[edit] Production
George Arliss was nominated for an Oscar in 1930 for the category "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his role in this film. The "Green Goddess" was filmed in 1929 and completed before "Disraeli" (1929), but was held out of release until later at the request of George Arliss because he felt the other film was a better vehicle for his talkie debut.
[edit] Plot
A small plane carrying three British citizens -- Major Crespin, his wife Lucille, and Dr. Trahernis -- is forced down somewhere near the Himalayas. The plane lands in the tiny Princedom of Rukh, ostensibly under the British Viceroy, but actually ruled by a curiously deranged old Raja. The three visitors find themselves at the mercy of the Raja and are caught up in his lustful plots & plans. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to execute his three half-brothers in neighboring India. His subjects believe that their Green Goddess has given them the lives of the three Brits as payment for the lives of the Rajah's brothers. They will execute them when the brothers are executed. Trahern and the Crespins must figure a way to use the Rajah's radio to call India for help...
[edit] Preservation
The film survives complete.
