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First National

First National
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Date de fondation 1 janvier 1917

First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as a movie studio called First National Pictures, Inc. (1917−1936). In 1928, it merged with Warner Bros., but preserved its corporate identity until its dissolution in 1936.

Ses meilleurs films

Casablanca
Casablanca
(1943) Les Aventures de Robin des Bois
Les Aventures de Robin des Bois
(1938) Son plus beau combat
Son plus beau combat
(1927) Five Star Final
Five Star Final
(1931) Le Petit César
Le Petit César
(1931) La Vie de Louis Pasteur
La Vie de Louis Pasteur
(1936)
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Filmographie de First National (436 films)

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Production

Road To Paradise
Road To Paradise (1930)
, 1h14
Réalisé par William Beaudine
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Thèmes Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Loretta Young, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Kathlyn Williams, Fred Kelsey, Purnell Pratt

Loretta Young plays the part of an orphan who has been raised by two thieves (Raymond Hatton and George Barraud) and does not know that she has a twin sister who is now a wealthy socialite (Loretta Young as Margaret Waring). One day, while she is dining at a Chinese restaurant with her two guardians, they notice the wealthy socialite and are taken aback at how closely she resembles Young. Hatton and Barraud convince Young that she should impersonate the socialite so that they can enter her house and steal the contents of her safe. Young enters the house and meet Jack Mulhall who senses something different about Waring and immediately falls in love with Young. When night falls, Young lets Hatton and Barraud into the house and they attempt to open the safe. Waring happens to enter the house and is shocked to find a woman that looks like her. She is wounded by Barraud and Young tricks the police into thinking that Waring is an imposter and thief. Even though Mulhall knows the truth, he keeps quiet because he is in love with Young. Eventually Young discovers that Waring is her twin sister when they discover that they have matching lockets. The charges against Waring are dropped and Young accepts Mulhall's proposal of marriage.
Le Mirage de Paris
Le Mirage de Paris (1929)
, 1h37
Réalisé par Clarence G. Badger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Musique
Acteurs Irène Bordoni, Jack Buchanan, Louise Closser Hale, Jason Robards Sr., Zasu Pitts

Andrew, un Américain qui fait ses études à Paris, tombe amoureux de Vivienne Rolland, une actrice. Cora Sabbot, la mère d'Andrew, arrive à Paris avec la ferme intention de refuser ce mariage. Elle refuse même de recevoir Vivienne. Guy Pennell, un artiste anglais amoureux de Vivienne, est lui aussi déterminé à faire échouer ce mariage.
Tempête
Tempête (1929)
, 1h45
Réalisé par Alexander Korda
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Thèmes Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Myrna Loy, Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce, Loretta Young, Carroll Nye, Zasu Pitts

In Hungary, a gypsy girl caught in a storm takes shelter in a farmhouse. She entertains all the male members of the household, leading to jealous anger. The spell she has put on the house is only lifted when her husband arrives and takes her away.
The Forward Pass
The Forward Pass (1929)
, 1h18
Réalisé par Edward F. Cline
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie dramatique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Sport, Football américain, Musique
Acteurs Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Marion Byron, Phyllis Crane, Lane Chandler

Marty Reid, le quarterback vedette de l'équipe de l'université, est souvent mis sur la touche et il jure de ne plus jouer au football. Il va y être poussé par l'attitude d'Ed Kirby à son égard...
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1929)
, 1h12
Réalisé par Reginald Barker
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Thèmes Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith, Myrna Loy, Lucien Littlefield, Creighton Hale, George Fawcett

Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.
Love and the Devil
Love and the Devil (1929)
, 1h10
Réalisé par Alexander Korda
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Mélodrame
Acteurs Milton Sills, María Corda, Ben Bard

Lord Dryan épouse Giovanna, une belle italienne chanteuse d'opéra, et l'emmène vivre avec lui en Angleterre. Giovanna est profondément amoureuse de Dryan, mais le climat anglais la déprime et bientôt elle rêve au soleil et aux applaudissements de son ancienne vie, et persuade son mari de retourner avec elle à Venise. Barotti, son ancien partenaire, conspire avec sa bonne pour atteindre la chambre de Giovanna la nuit sans qu'elle le sache. Dryan les trouve ensemble et blesse Barotti. Dryan ne croyant pas qu'elle lui ait été fidèle, Giovanna disparaît. Dryan est accusé de son meurtre, mais est acquitté. Dryan veut tuer Barotti, mais le ténor tombe en essyant de lui échapper et se tue. Dryan et Giovanna se retrouvent alors.
Les Sept empreintes de pas de Satan
Les Sept empreintes de pas de Satan (1929)
, 1h
Réalisé par Benjamin Christensen
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Comédie horrifique, Horreur, Policier
Thèmes Fantômes, Comédie horrifique
Acteurs Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, William V. Mong, Sheldon Lewis, Sōjin Kamiyama, DeWitt Jennings

Un aventurier et sa fiancée se retrouvent séquestrés dans une inquiétante maison peuplée de créatures étranges qui pratiquent des rites sataniques.
Synthetic Sin
Synthetic Sin (1929)
, 1h12
Réalisé par William A. Seiter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Colleen Moore, Antonio Moreno, Edythe Chapman, Kathryn McGuire, Gertrude Astor, Montagu Love

Famed playwright Donald Anthony returns home to Magnolia Gap, Virginia, and proposes to Betty Fairfax. She accepts and he offers her the lead part in his next play, but the play is a disaster. Donald tells her that she is unsuited for the role, that it requires someone with more life experience. Rather than return home defeated, Betty stays in New York, in a bad neighborhood where local gangsters adopt her as their own. When Donald comes to visit her, they eject him. There is a gunfight, and in the resulting confusion Donald sweeps in and rescues Betty. After the excitement, Betty gives up her dreams of the stage and devotes herself to Donald.
Le Torrent fatal
Le Torrent fatal (1929)
, 1h26
Réalisé par Frank Lloyd
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Thèmes Gangsters
Acteurs Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, William Holden, William Holden, Randolph Scott, Richard Cramer

Jerry Larrabee (Richard Barthelmess) is framed by rival gangster Spadoni (Louis Natheaux) and sent to prison, where he is befriended by a kind and understanding warden (William Holden). Through the warden's patient influence, Jerry becomes interested in music and forms a prison band, broadcasting over the radio. Jerry's singing deeply moves his radio listeners and soon Jerry is given a pardon by the governor.
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? (1929)
, 1h24
Réalisé par William A. Seiter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Romance
Acteurs Colleen Moore, Neil Hamilton, Bodil Rosing, John St. Polis, Edward Martindel, Jean Harlow

Pert Kelly (Moore), a good girl with a wild reputation, meets Winthrop Peabody, Jr. That night they set a date for the next evening, but the next morning when Pert shows up for work, she discovers that Winthrop Peabody, Jr. is the personnel manager, son of Winthrop Peabody, Sr., who owns the store where Pert works. Pert is fired but Jr. is still smitten.