Director Frank Lloyd won the Academy Award for Directing this rather ponderous telling of the romance between Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. We do not know what the standard was used at the time for voting, but it must have been a curious one. I have always had the feeling for the first ten (10) years of the Award that deals were cut in smoke filled back-rooms. Academy Awards were given less on merit, but that each studio got a share of the prizes deserving or not.
THE DIVINE LADY (1929) features a strong supporting cast though its two (2) leads are rather lack luster. CORRINNE GRIFFITH had a rather limited appeal and VICTOR VARCONI was being groomed for a leading man a role which he was unsuited for. Later he would find success as a character actor. MS. GRIFFITHs' career would not outlast the silent era, but she did have her million$ as consolation. The film does feature THE BATTLE OF THE NILE and TRAFALGAR. Though short they were fairly well done. Using a combination of full scale mock-ups and large miniatures.
The film was remade as THAT HAMILTON WOMEN (1941) aka LADY HAMILTON. A Alexander Korda production it featured real life lovers VIVIAN LEIGH and LAURENCE OLIVIER. It is a handsomely mounted film with the actors giving a skilled performance and we rate it IMDb Eight********Stars.
THE DIVINE LADY (1929) features a strong supporting cast though its two (2) leads are rather lack luster. CORRINNE GRIFFITH had a rather limited appeal and VICTOR VARCONI was being groomed for a leading man a role which he was unsuited for. Later he would find success as a character actor. MS. GRIFFITHs' career would not outlast the silent era, but she did have her million$ as consolation. The film does feature THE BATTLE OF THE NILE and TRAFALGAR. Though short they were fairly well done. Using a combination of full scale mock-ups and large miniatures.
The film was remade as THAT HAMILTON WOMEN (1941) aka LADY HAMILTON. A Alexander Korda production it featured real life lovers VIVIAN LEIGH and LAURENCE OLIVIER. It is a handsomely mounted film with the actors giving a skilled performance and we rate it IMDb Eight********Stars.