The Wind (1928)

Director:

Victor Sjöström

Writers:

Dorothy Scarborough (novel)
Frances Marion (scenario)

Release Date:

23 November 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

Letty moves to West Texas from the East and it seems that the wind always blows and the sand gets everywhere...

Plot Keywords:

Wind | Storm | Marriage | Cowboy | Isolation

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lillian Gish	...	Letty
Lars Hanson	...	Lige
Montagu Love	...	Roddy
Dorothy Cumming	...	Cora
Edward Earle	...	Beverly
William Orlamond	...	Sourdough
Carmencita Johnson	...	Cora's Child
Leon Janney	...	Cora's Child (as Laon Ramon)
Billy Kent Schaefer	...	Cora's Child

Also Known As:

Stürme (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Der Wind (Germany) [de]
El vent (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
El viento (Spain) [es]
La rosa de los vientos (Argentina) [es]
Le vent (France) [fr]
O Vento (Portugal) [pt]
Stormen (Sweden) [sv]
Vento e Areia (Brazil) [pt]
Wicher (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

Sweden:95 min | 79 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:17 (director's cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The airplane propellers blowing hot air, sand and smoke were so dangerous that crew members were forced to wear long-sleeved clothing (in 120-degree weather), eye goggles, bandannas around their necks and greasepaint on their faces whenever the machines were being run.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chocolat (2000)

Another MGM Silent Classic

Peculiar, but brilliantly filmed silent classic starring Gish as a young woman who battles for her life as she lives in the windy Texas desert, and is torn between two men who want her. Special effects are quite breathtaking for its time and since it was filmed in the scorching Mojave Desert in California.