The Power and the Glory (1933 film)

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The Power and the Glory (1933 film) is an early American drama often cited as a precursor to the narrative structure later popularized by Citizen Kane, notable for its innovative use of non-linear storytelling.

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Power and the Glory ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay by Preston Sturges ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyBy James Wong Howe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director William K. Howard ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Fox Film Corporation ⓘ
editedBy Jack Murray ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
hasTheme marriage and infidelity ⓘ
memory and perspective ⓘ
rise and fall of a business tycoon ⓘ
hasWorkType feature film ⓘ
influenced Citizen Kane ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mainCharacter Tom Garner ⓘ
mainCharacterPortrayedBy Spencer Tracy ⓘ
musicBy Louis De Francesco ⓘ
narratedByCharacter Henry ⓘ
narrativeDevice recollection at funeral ⓘ
narrativeFormat nonlinear narrative ⓘ
notableFor early example of complex narrative structure in Hollywood film ⓘ
innovative use of non-linear storytelling ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf American cinema of the 1930s ⓘ
producer Jesse L. Lasky ⓘ
productionCompany Fox Film Corporation ⓘ
releaseDate August 16, 1933 ⓘ
releaseYear 1933 ⓘ
runningTime 76 minutes ⓘ
screenplayDebutOf Preston Sturges ⓘ
screenplayStructure flashback structure ⓘ
screenwriter Preston Sturges ⓘ
setting American railroad industry ⓘ
starring Colleen Moore ⓘ
Helen Vinson ⓘ
Henry Kolker ⓘ
May Robson ⓘ
Ralph Morgan ⓘ
Spencer Tracy ⓘ

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