Untamed | 1929 | Comedy-drama, Romance

Title: Untamed | 1929 | Comedy-drama, Romance Director: Jack Conway. Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Starring: Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, Holmes Herbert. Based on: Short story by Charles E. Scoggins. Release Date: November 20, 1929. Runtime: 85 minutes. Format: Black and white; 35mm; Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film; 1.19:1; also released in a silent version. Country: United States. Language: English. Genres: Comedy-drama, Romance. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Jungle upbringing and loss 00:17:00 Voyage north and first encounter 00:35:00 New York refinement and separation 00:55:00 Reunion and class pressures 01:10:00 Confrontation and resolution --- Summary: Raised in a remote South American oil camp by her prospector father, Alice “Bingo” Dowling inherits a fortune and is brought to New York by family friends to be “civilized.” En route she meets Andy McAllister, a charming but not wealthy young man; their attraction persists despite attempts to keep them apart. Back in New York, Bingo struggles to reconcile her impulsive nature with the expectations of high society and Andy’s pride. Their relationship tests questions of class, independence, and modernity in a city far removed from Bingo’s frontier upbringing. Ultimately, both must decide whether love can survive pride, money, and the pressures of guardians and gossip. --- Background: Produced during MGM’s transition from silent to sound films, Untamed was Joan Crawford’s first talking picture and an early co-starring vehicle for Robert Montgomery. The film premiered in New York at the Capitol Theatre on November 20, 1929, and was issued in both sound and silent versions. The production featured songs by Arthur Freed with Nacio Herb Brown and by Joe Goodwin with Louis Alter, and showcased MGM craft talent including art directors Cedric Gibbons and Van Nest Polglase and costumes by Adrian. --- Trivia: Untamed was released in both a full-sound version and a shorter silent version distributed by MGM. The New York opening took place at the Capitol Theatre on November 20, 1929. Joan Crawford sings “Chant of the Jungle,” and Crawford and Robert Montgomery perform “That Wonderful Something .” The film’s visual style was shaped by art directors Cedric Gibbons and Van Nest Polglase, with gowns by Adrian. A laboratory fire at Consolidated Film Industries on October 27, 1929, reportedly affected Untamed’s negatives, though the release went forward as planned. Crawford’s role marked her first non-musical talkie; for Montgomery it was an early leading co-starring part. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: November 20, 1929. Original Studio / Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. Copyright Status: Public Domain . Renewal: No. --- Hashtags: Untamed 1929 JoanCrawford RobertMontgomery PreCode ClassicFilm MGM OldHollywood PublicDomain Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Untamed_(1929).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Untamed_%281929%29.webm