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FW Murnau behind the scenes of Sunrise (1927) with Margaret Livingston, George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor. Jamie Russell wrote at BBC.com "t's a love story that's more than just a tale of broken hearts and damp hankies. It's also a landmark in the history of cinema that turns melodrama into high art."
George O'Brien in the middle of an original lobby card for Paid to Love (1927)
George's daughter with actress Marguerite Churchill. Orin O'Brien, born in 1935, is the subject of the 2025 Oscar winning documentary short, The Only Girl in the Orchestra. The double bass player became the first female musician with the New York Philharmonic in 1966. The film was directed by Orin's niece Molly O'Brien and includes clips from George's film career.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by German director F. W. Murnau and starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, and Margaret Livingston. Sunrise won the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Picture at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. The film's legacy has endured, and it is now widely considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made. Many have called it the greatest film of the silent era.
Beth Accomando wrote of The Iron Horse (1924) at KPBS.org ""Although Ford is not yet at the peak of his artistic powers in The Iron Horse, the film is still immensely entertaining and fascinating as a glimpse of the early Ford."
original lobby card for Fig Leaves (1926)
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Fig Leaves Olive Borden and George O'Brien are a modern Adam and Eve sleeping in twin beds in a publicity still for Fig Leaves (1926).
Fig Leaves George O'Brien and Olive Borden as Adam and Eve in a scene from Fig Leaves (1926)
Fig Leaves (1926) Kenneth Hawks was Howard's brother who had a promising career as a film director, but he was tragically killed in a plane crash with nine others while filming aerial scenes for his third film. Kenneth was married to Mary Astor at the time. Even in 1926 Howard was commanding everyone's attention with his low-key, soft spoken manner.
