The Lost Zeppelin
by Edward Sloman
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Actor: Conway Tearle, Duke Martin, Kathryn McGuire, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia ValliDirector: Edward Sloman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alpha Video
Movie Reviews of The Lost Zeppelin
Movie Review: Early 'talkie' based on Italia airship disaster
Summary: 4 Stars
ALPHA VIDEO offers bargain priced, often hard-to-find vintage movies that are ideal for those willing to skip DVD extras. Their transfers show no evidence of restoration, so quality varies from one title to the next, with "fair to good" being the average.
ALPHA's dub of THE LOST ZEPPELIN is a bit blurry but watchable, and audio is good. There's no breaks in the film, which has really primitive sound effects. For example arctic winds are simulated by penny whistles and musical saws, while airplane and other motors are unrecognizable noise.
Modern audiences seem put off by this picture's lack of technical perfection and by a necessary plot point introduced in its first 20 minutes. I on the other hand find fascinating the lovely '20s ladies fashions seen here: sequined evening gowns with layered skirts that have asymmetrical hemlines, bobbed hair with pin curls at the nape, and so on.
This section of the movie is most necessary to a crucial later event. At a farewell party for the airship's crew, Commander Hall (Tearle) catches his wife (Valli) in the arms of his second-in-command, Tom Armstrong (Cortez). After they're home and Hall confronts Miriam about evidence of infidelity, she coldly asks for a divorce on the very eve of his departure for a most hazardous mission.
Rather than plot spoilers, here's a bit of "Lost Zeppelin" trivia:
Music score is by Meredith Willson. This one-time member of Sousa's band wrote a symphonic piece for Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940), but is most famous for composing words and music to the Broadway hit, THE MUSIC MAN.
This exclusive (as of 10/09) Alpha release features an historic early talkie worth a viewing for most; it's one that aficionados of early 20th Century cinema will find eminently collectible.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating.
(5.8) The Lost Zeppelin (1929) - Conway Tearle/Virginia Valli/Ricardo Cortez/Duke Martin/Kathryn McGuire/Winter Hall
Summary of The Lost Zeppelin
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