Kay johnson attends a masquerade ball held in a zeppelin above new york city in the musical comedy madam satan 1930. Madam satan 1930 movie clip the cat walk this is c. Demilles latest audible film, madam satan, which is now at the capitol, is a strange. According to the 17 sep 1930 var, madam satan screened in theaters in chicago, il, the week of 12 sep 1930. Madam satan 1930 full movie download full hd youtube. The movie goes from a rather normal comedy to a downright bizarre romp that plays much like a drugaddled dream sequence. Madam satan has been called one of the oddest films demille made and certainly one of the oddest mgm made during its golden age. Madam satan 1930 is a music, romance movie starring kay johnson and reginald denny. Demille, starring kay johnson, reginald denny, lillian roth and roland young.
Angela will attend and disguise herself as a mysterious devil woman. Madam satan cecil b demille ballet mecanique 2m46s1930 duration. The movie is one halfhour too long, that halfhour is right at the beginning, and its almost all scenes of the female lead, kay johnson. Madam satan or madame satan is a 1930 american precode musical comedy film produced and directed by cecil b. Nov 04, 2008 madam satan 1930 at the beginning of every decade there seems to be some sort of overconfidence in what lies ahead. It becomes something of a squarer american version of fritz langs metropolis, with singing and dancing and, im sure, plenty of illicit sex in the dark nooks and crannies of the. Released 1930, madam satan stars kay johnson, reginald denny, lillian roth, roland young the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Madam satan is one odd movie, but highly entertaining. Despite its occultsounding title, madam satan is a.
I remember when the 70s turned into the 80s everyone was talking about big brother and that the dystopia of george orwells book soon was to become reality. Madam satan photoplay demille movie tiein by dragomacpherson. Angela brooks kay johnson finds her husband bob brooks reginald denny drunk in the shower with his friend jimmy roland young. Madam satan 1930 cast and crew a socialite kay johnson seduces her husband reginald denny during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible. Actress kay johnson as the alluring madam satan the black and white film came out in 1930 and had originally contained technicolor scenes that were sadly somehow lost. Madam satan is thoroughly entertaining, but bizarre, and portrays a very problematic relationship dynamic between the two main characters. In 1931, barely 10 musicals were released the entire year. Its climax involves a song and dance number at a masquerade ball attended aboard a zeppelin full of debauchery and suggestive meanings with the titular madam poking away at the morals of an immoral man with one of the worst. Madam satan treads water for about its first hour, but then we board a zeppelin for 1930s most ostentatious costume party, and pretty much all is forgiven.
New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of new york times. This photograph is not a reproduction or a current copy. Madam satan 1930 by toronto film society on november 11, 20. Demille s unusual mgm musicalspectacle madam satan, 1930. The 2 aug 1930 inside facts of stage and screen announced that demille was currently finishing the editing. She hits just the right note as the toughasnails showgirl who has designs on reginald denny. Demille 1930 movie poster print at the best online prices at ebay. This refers to the tragic crash in a sudden thunderstorm of the uss shenandoah airship on september 3, 1925 in southeastern ohio, which would have been a widely known event. Demille, who had made his fortune with biblicalthemed epics like the ten commandments 1923. It is not about a woman out to entrap souls for eternal doom in hell, but a romantic film about a womans desire for a married man aboard the ill fated blimp. Besides, there is a staginess about the whole result that casts anything approaching convictions to one side.
The vhs running time is a little over 117 minutes, including maybe half a minute of the mgm home video logo etc. Roland young, lillian roth, reginald denny, kay johnson. Watch madam satan full movie in hd visit movie 83817 angela and bob brooks are an upper class couple. Madam satan dvdr 1930 warner archive collection mod.
A pretty ordinary comedy of infidelity goes full out gonzo bizarre about halfway through you wont believe your eyes. The movie goes from a rather normal comedy to a downright. Hd 720p madame satan 1930 apply movie trailer musics. Madam satan 1930 aficatalog american film institute. A socialite kay johnson seduces her husband reginald denny during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible. Madam satan 1930 stream and watch online moviefone. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Demilles madam satan is many things, but forgettable is not one of them. The film couldnt possibly have run much longer than the 116 minutes of the surviving print so i believe the madam satan we have today pretty much is the same picture that went up in september 1930. As things begin to go awry on board, one of the crew comments remember the the shenandoah. Cinematography harold rosson art direction cedric gibbons, mitchell leisen dances leroy prinz written by jeanie macpherson, gladys unger, elsie janis.
But angela has a plan to win back her husbands affections. A man is bewitched by the mysterious madam satan he meets at a lavish masquerade ball. Scott eyman, in his demille biography, calls madam satans three main characters the other being roland young as the husbands sidekick, jimmy sexless. Demilles talkies as well as his second for mgm, madam satan is an exercise in incoherence, but this doesnt detract one iota from its entertainment value. Madam satan is a 1930 musical comedy film, directed by cecil b. Sep 25, 2012 madam satan was one of about 85 musicals released in 1930, though at the end of september when the public was beginning to tire of the genre. A curiosity perhaps, but in almost every demille picture there is. According to the 17 sep 1930 var, madam satan screened in theaters in chicago, il, the week of 12. Madam satan sets out as a bedroom farce with a lot of slamming doors and hiding under beds, and as such its quite amusing. Madam satan full english full movie madam satan full full movie, madam satan full full movie streaming madam satan full movie engsub watch madam satan full english full movie. But stay with it and youll be rewarded near the end with the blimp scenes where madam satan shows up.
Madam satan or madame satan is a 1930 american precode musical comedy film produced. This running time matches the 116 minutes given by the imdb. Madam satan was one of about 85 musicals released in 1930, though at the end of september when the public was beginning to tire of the genre. First edition hard cover with dust jacket, published by a. Madam satan is in fact more of a musical drama than a full blood musical and it contains very few memorable songs apart from lillian roths. Madam satan is in fact more of a musical drama than a full blood musical and it contains very few memorable songs apart from lillian roths peppy rendition of low down shown in an earlier post. A socialite kay johnson seduces her husband reginald denny on a doomed dirigible. On reverse side of jacket is a list of burts fiction books. Not likely, because the temptress is really his wife in disguise. The film begins as a more common story of cheating husband vs. Kay johnson plays the sedate wife of philandering reginald denny, who is currently carrying on with jazz baby lillian roth. The image measures 538 768 pixels and is 109 kilobytes large. Demilles only musical is the tale of an urban socialite kay johnson who masks herself as the steamy madame satan to win back her husband reginald denny from the arms of a chorus.
Madam satan 1930 afi catalog of feature films american film. Madame claude e i vizi capitali part 2 full porn movie 56 min xtime vod 319k views 360p. Demilles madam satan is many things, but forgettable is not one. Madam satan, despite its faults, is unusually good entertainment and remarkably well directed. With kay johnson, reginald denny, lillian roth, roland young.
Oct 10, 2014 madam satan cecil b demille ballet mecanique 2m46s1930 duration. Kay johnson in madam satan original vintage photograph. The picture opened in new york city at loews state theatre the week of. Demille was a peculiar, yet lovable, producer of hollywood balderdash, and madam satan just might be his most bizarro film. The absurdly rich angela and bob brooks their house has a pipe organ. This is madam satan a photoplay edition of cecil b. Besides, there is a staginess about the whole result that casts anything.
Madam satan has been called one of the oddest films demille made and. The film stampedes across genres as it stumbles along, beginning with a bedroom farce, moving onto art deco musical, and ending in a full. Street date november 9, 2010 available through the warner archive collection 24. Madam satan photoplay demille movie tiein by drago. The stars of the film are reginald denny, lillian roth, kay johnson and the. Madam satan 1930 swedish movie poster cinematerial. Does this mean the end of his marriage to the demure spouse he left at home. An elaborate masquerade ball is to be held aboard a magnificent dirigible. Undersea kingdom ray crash corrigan, lon chaney, the full 12 chapter. Angela believes that being married means one has to settle into a life of responsible domesticity, while bob, for his part, misses the madcap angela of old and. Reginald denny and kay johnson in madam satan 1930. The movie goes from a rather normal comedy to a downright bizarre romp that plays much like a drugaddled. Madam satan 1930 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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