4 Devils

4 Devils (1928)

A SWINGING CIRCUS TRAPEZE BECOMES THE PENDULUM OF PASSION!

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus. Lost film.

Date of release
1928-10-03
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
F. W. Murnau

Casting

Interesting facts

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4 Devils is a lost 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by German director F. W. Murnau and starring Janet Gaynor. While the 1928 version of the film had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The synchronized version had only a limited release. The film was withdrawn to add talking sequences and the final part-talkie version was released to theatres in June 1929. Both versions appear to be lost.

Production

4 Devils was released by Fox Film Corporation and was produced by William Fox, who had hired Murnau to come to the United States. It was initially released without dialogue with a synchronised music score and sound effects in October 1928, and grossed $100,000 in New York City, but because of the talkie picture craze, Fox pulled it from distribution and ordered sound to be added.

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