The Pearl

Duration: 77 min.

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Dancigers Oscar

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Fernández, Emilio.; Dancigers, Oscar.; Wagner, Jackson.; Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.; Figueroa, Gabriel.; Díaz Conde, Antonio.; Armendáriz, Pedro, 1912-1963.; Márquez, María Elena.; Wagner, Fernando, 1906-1973.

Copyright: 31Dec47 L1584, renewed 13Jan75 R595427 Renewal claimant: RKO General, Inc Original author: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. 6954 ft

Description: An enactment of John Steinbeck's short novel about unexpected wealth of a poor Mexican pearl diver and his family. Spoken in English by Mexican actors. , An allegorical picture about the disastrous effect of sudden riches on the fortunes of a Mexican fisherman. , An allegorical picture about the disastrous effect of sudden riches on the fortunes of a Mexican fisherman.

Complete Record: An enactment of John Steinbeck's short novel about unexpected wealth of a poor Mexican pearl diver and his family. Spoken in English by Mexican actors. , THE PEARL. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An F.A.M.A.-Aguila production. Based on the story by John Steinbeck. Summary: An allegorical picture about the disastrous effect of sudden riches on the fortunes of a Mexican fisherman. Credits: Producer, Oscar Dancigers; director, Emilio Fernandez; screenplay, John Steinbeck, Emilio Fernandez, Jackson Wagner; music, Antonio Diaz Conde; film editor, Gloria Schoemann. Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Maria Elena Marques, Fernando Wagner, Charles Rooner. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 31Dec47; LP1584., THE PEARL. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An F.A.M.A.-Aguila production. Based on the story by John Steinbeck. Summary: An allegorical picture about the disastrous effect of sudden riches on the fortunes of a Mexican fisherman. Credits: Producer, Oscar Dancigers; director, Emilio Fernandez; screenplay, John Steinbeck, Emilio Fernandez, Jackson Wagner; music, Antonio Diaz Conde; film editor, Gloria Schoemann. Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Maria Elena Marques, Fernando Wagner, Charles Rooner. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 31Dec47; LP1584.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE