Dynamite | 1929 | Drama

Title: Dynamite | 1929 | Drama Director: Cecil B. DeMille Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, Julia Faye Based on: A story by Jeanie Macpherson. Release Date: December 13, 1929. Runtime: 128 minutes. Format: Black-and-white; sound ; silent version also released. Country: United States Language: English Genres: Drama, Melodrama. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Prisoner and heiress 00:20:00 Marriage of convenience 00:45:00 Last-minute reprieve 01:05:00 Life in the mining town 01:30:00 Cave-in and rescue attempt 01:45:00 Sacrifice and resolution --- Summary: A wealthy socialite must marry by a deadline to secure her inheritance. She weds a condemned miner, expecting to be widowed and free to pursue her lover, only for the miner to be exonerated at the last moment. Their uneasy arrangement compels her to follow him to a mining town, where class tensions and personal pride slowly yield to mutual respect. When a mine disaster traps the men underground, the false marriage becomes a test of character and loyalty. Personal sacrifice alters the triangle’s balance, and the socialite confronts what love and duty truly mean amid danger and loss. --- Background: Dynamite was Cecil B. DeMille’s first full-length sound feature and was also issued in a silent version. It premiered at Carthay Circle Theatre on July 25, 1929, and opened generally on December 13, 1929. The production combined high-society settings with mine-shaft spectacle and received recognition for its design, including an Academy Award nomination for art direction. --- Trivia: Kay Johnson made her film debut in Dynamite; production was briefly delayed while she recovered from an appendectomy. The film introduced the song “How Am I to Know?,” with lyrics by Dorothy Parker and music by Jack King, heard diegetically and as thematic underscore. Mitchell Leisen received an Academy Award recognition for Best Art Direction for his work on Dynamite at the 2nd Academy Awards. Joel McCrea appears in a supporting role, an early credit in his MGM years. DeMille’s team recorded the sound using Western Electric equipment; Douglas Shearer was among the recording engineers. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: December 13, 1929. Original Studio / Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew’s Inc. Copyright Status: Public Domain. Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: Dynamite1929 CecilBDeMille ClassicFilm PublicDomain PreCode MGM KayJohnson CharlesBickford Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dynamite_(version_A).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Dynamite_%28version_A%29.webm