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 (1933 film)
surface form: The Power and the Glory
basedOn original screenplay by Preston Sturges
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy James Wong Howe
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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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Albert Dekker notableWork The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
William Heinemann notableWorkPublished The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
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Greene notableWork The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
subject surface form: Graham Greene
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Lee Tracy notableWork The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
this entity surface form: The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory (1933 film) alsoKnownAs The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
this entity surface form: The Power and the Glory