“One of Many” is a Soviet black and white satirical animated film with elements of live shooting in 1927, the studio “ Mezhrabpom-Rus ”, which makes fun of the passion for American movie stars. The creation of the cartoon was worked by recognized masters of Soviet animation - Nikolai Khodataev and the Sisters Brumberg.
| One of many | |
|---|---|
 Cartoon frame | |
| Other names | One from Many |
| Cartoon type | hand-drawn |
| Genre | satire , comedy , parody |
| Producer | Nikolay Khodataev |
| written by | Nikolay Khodataev |
| Multipliers | Nikolai Khodataev , Valentina Brumberg , Zinaida Brumberg |
| Studio | Mezhrabp-Rus |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Tongue | |
| Duration | 15 minutes. 20 sec |
| Premiere | October 31, 1927 [1] |
| IMDb | ID 6371908 |
| Animator.ru | ID 2328 |
The film is in the public domain since it was released over 70 years ago.
Content
Story
Impressed by the arrival of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in the USSR in 1927, a young Soviet girl dreams of going to Hollywood . In a dream, her dream comes true. But adventures on the set of popular films do not bode well ...
In her dream, the girl gets on the set of the movie “Obsession” (1916), where director David Griffith commands the shout and then meets the then-famous Hollywood celebrities: Charlie Chaplin , Pat and Patashon (the Danish comedian duo, in fact, never starring in Hollywood), Harold Lloyd , Buster Keaton (in the guise of a caveman from the movie “ Three Erases ”) riding the “Dinosaur Gerti”, western hero Tom Mix , Douglas Fairbanks (first in the guise of the “Baghdad Thief”, and then “Gaucho” ") And finally Mary Pickford .
In the second half of the film, the main character is plotted by Fantomas intrigues from the first film adaptation of Louis Feyad. [2]
Creators
- The director is Nikolai Khodataev .
- The script is Nikolai Khodataev.
- Artists - Nikolai Khodataev, Valentina Brumberg , Zinaida Brumberg .
- The role of the “impressionable girl” was played by Antonina Kudryavtseva .
Technology
In the film, animation is interspersed with full-game frames.
Music
The following compositions were used in the cartoon (in the voiced version):
- Life Begins At Oxford Circus - Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
- Ich Bin Der Hans Im Glueck - Barnabas Von Geczy Mit Orchester
- Sie Will Nicht Blumen Und Nicht Schokolade - Benny De Weille
- La Cucaracha - Harry Roy
- Bubbling over with Love - Jazz Orchestra
- Bitte, Bitte, Bitte - Barnabas
- Schabernack - Will Glahe Und Sein Musette-Orchester
- Diga Diga Doo - Duke Ellington
Interesting Facts
- The film outlines a visit to Moscow by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford in 1926. Newsreels of this event are included in it.
- This is one of the three films of the USSR filmed at that time, playing on the theme of "picfordization" in the USSR along with the film " Mary Pickford " by Sergei Komarov and the film "Baghdad Thief" by Yevgeny Guryev - a parody of the picture of the same name with the participation of Douglas Fairbanks. [3]
- In 1977, the filming of the film directed by Vladimir Levin “ Pioneer Mary Pickford ” about a Soviet schoolgirl who wants to become like Mary Pickford and act in films began. Work on the film was soon stopped for ideological reasons and resumed only after the collapse of the USSR . The film was released in 1995 [4] .
Notes
- ↑ One of many - imdb.com
- ↑ The cartoon used an image from the Juve vs. Fantomas series. At ~ 55 minutes Fantomas in the exact same black masked suit.
- ↑ Richard Taylor - The Battleship Potemkin: The Film Companion - p. 121 (source in English)
- ↑ Artyom Reutov. Director Vladimir Levin presented the film "First Russian" . Kurskweb.Ru (August 27, 2011). Date of appeal October 16, 2018.
Links
- One of many at Animator.ru
- One of Many (1927)
- Voiced version
- " One of Many ” on the Internet Movie Database
- One of Many | One of Many (USSR 1927) // “Silents, Please!”, November 11, 2014 (source in English)
- Nikolai Khodataev - Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema