Summaries

A press agent brings a dead actress home for burial. To promote her one film, he asks churches to ring bells for 3 days, hoping to get the studio head to release it.

Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public interest, and to get the reluctant studio head to release the film, he asks all the local churches to ring their bells for three days.—Albert Sanchez Moreno <[email protected]>

A 1948 version of crowd sourcing. A unknown actress who was will to give her all for the sake of art. Can a movie promoter get the film released? How far is he willing to go to help a stranger? How many people will rediscover the only feature film this actresses will ever make? Find out! Watch this film with as many people as possible.—Paul Zabodyn

Details

Keywords
  • actress
  • fired from a job
  • reference to joan of arc
  • bell
  • press agent
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 26, 1948
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies Jesse L. Lasky Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 2h
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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