The Runaround (1931 film)
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| The Runaround (1931) | |
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| Directed by | William James Craft |
| Written by | Alfred Jackson Barney A. Sarecky Based on the story by Zandah Owen. |
| Starring | Mary Brian Geoffrey Kerr Marie Prevost Johnny Hines |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Ray Ranahan (Technicolor) |
| Editing by | George Marsh |
| Distributed by | Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 21, 1931 |
| Running time | 82 Minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Runaround (1931) is an All-Talking comedy drama that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film is important as the first to be filmed in a new Technicolor process which removed grain and resulted in a much improved color. It was first released with some music, early in 1931, as "Waiting for the Bride" or "Waiting at the Church" (with the length of 82 minutes) but was withdrawn from release because of the publics' apathy towards musicals in the United States. It was re-released in the United States late in 1931 (with the length of 64 minutes) with all of the music removed.
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[edit] Plot
"The Runaround" tells the story of Broadway dancer Mary Brian, who refuses to play the gold-digging games indulged in by her fellow chorines. Though she's sorely tempted to accept a $1000 bracelet from an elderly admirer, Brian turns down the gift when she learns that her benefactor expects a few "favors" in return. By sticking to her principles, our heroine finally lands a pure-hearted husband, wealthy Geoffrey Kerr. Comedy relief was offered by two former silent-screen favorites, Marie Prevost and Johnny Hines.
[edit] Trivia
- The musical sequences originally in the film were recycled from an aborted Technicolor revue, which was to have been titled "Radio Revels of 1930".
- As a result of the quality of the color work in this film, Radio Pictures decided to produce three more pictures in the new process.[1] The first of these, Fanny Foley Herself (1931), was the only one to be completed and released in Technicolor. The titles of the two other features were "Marcheta" and "Bird of Paradise." "Marcheta" seems to have been abandoned while "Bird of Paradise" was changed into a black and white production starring Dolores Del Rio.
- Mary Brian was borrowed from Paramount Pictures, to whom she was under contract, to make this picture. Noel Francis and Jack Mulhall were originally cast to be in this film but were replaced. Mary Astor was originally cast in the part of Mary Brian.
[edit] Preservation
Only an incomplete black and white copy of the cut print released in 1931 in the United States seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States (under the title "Waiting for the Bride") where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists.
[edit] References
- ^ Los Angeles Times; September 13, 1931; Page B13.
