May 3, 2016
THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) 41 x 81" (102 x 202 cm.) three sheet poster, USA. Corinne Griffith, Louise Dresser, Lowell Sherman, Maude George, Charles Ray, dir: Lewis Milestone; Lewis Milestone Productions / United Artists. Stunning portraiture of silent star Corinne Griffith with Charles Ray, this litho by H.C. Miner Company. The last section of the film revolves around a wedding, which is to take place at the Hotel Eden (thus the title). Direction by Milestone (having just won the first Academy Award for Direction), the performance of Griffith, fantastic sets by art director William Cameron Menzies and Pre-Code elements make this film enjoyable to this day.