27-417: Red dust or Red Dust may refer to: Films [ edit ] Red Dust (1932 film) , an American romantic drama directed by Victor Fleming Red Dust (1990 film) (Chinese: 滚滚红尘), a 1990 Hong Kong/Taiwanese film directed by Yim Ho Red Dust (1999 film) (Crvena prašina), a 1999 Croatian action film directed by Zrinko Ogresta Red Dust (2004 film) ,
54-455: A 2004 British/South African drama directed by Tom Hooper Novels [ edit ] Red Dust , a 1993 science fiction novel by Paul J. McAuley Red Dust (novel) , a 2000 novel by Gillian Slovo Red Dust , a 2001 novel by Ma Jian Other uses [ edit ] Red dust, a common name for stem rust of grain crops Red Dust , a key fictional device in the V science fiction book, TV and videogame franchise "Red Dust",
81-574: A change of heart and returns to Vantine. This all unspools against the backdrop of racial and labor tension with local workers ("coolies"), overseer Guidon's drunkenness, a roaming tiger, frequent wind and rain, and servant Hoy (Fung) providing comic relief. Vantine arrives at the plantation first, on the lam from the authorities in Saigon . She shows an easy comfort in the plantation's harsh environment, wisecracks continually, and begins playfully teasing Dennis as soon as she meets him, including byplay over
108-567: A song by Iron & Wine and Calexico on the album In the Reins Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Red Dust . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_Dust&oldid=1208593974 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
135-501: A year for the NFPB and Librarian to consider, with an August submission deadline. The NFR includes films ranging from Hollywood classics to orphan films . A film is not required to be feature-length , nor is it required to have been theatrically released in the traditional sense. The Registry contains newsreels , silent films , student films, experimental films , short films , music videos , films out of copyright protection or in
162-421: Is a young, inexperienced engineer, and his wife Barbara a classy, ladylike beauty. Dennis is immediately attracted to Barbara, and, after sending Gary on a lengthy surveying trip, he spends the next week seducing Barbara as Vantine watches jealously. He successfully persuades Barbara to leave Gary, but recants after visiting Gary in the swamp and learning how deeply he loves Barbara. Dennis has also seen that Barbara
189-418: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Red Dust (1932 film) Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming , and starring Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , and Mary Astor . It is based on the 1928 play of the same name by Wilson Collison , and was adapted for the screen by John Mahin . Red Dust
216-409: Is rough, brief, to the point, and gleefully trashy." Three Movie Buffs Movie Reviews wrote: "Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made six movies together, of which Red Dust was their second. With his man's man persona and her sexy, brassy personality, they made a great onscreen couple. Their scenes together are the best parts of an already good movie." According to MGM records, the film earned $ 781,000 in
243-662: Is the second of six movies Gable and Harlow made together. More than 20 years later, Gable starred in a remake , Mogambo (1953), with Ava Gardner starring in a variation on the role Harlow played and Grace Kelly playing a part similar to one portrayed by Astor in Red Dust . The film, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina (present-day Vietnam ), provides a view into the French colonial rubber business. It includes scenes of rubber trees being tapped for sap,
270-598: Is unsuited for the plantation's primitive conditions, as is Gary, and has a painful memory of his own mother's death on the plantation when he was a boy. He decides to send both of them back to more civilized surroundings. At the story's climax, Dennis turns Barbara's feelings against him by pretending he never loved her, at which point she shoots him. This provides a cover for Vantine and Dennis to save Barbara's marriage and reputation by insisting to Gary that Barbara rejected Dennis's advances. Gary says he would have shot Dennis if his wife hadn't. The film ends after Dennis has sent
297-718: The colorization of originally black and white films in the decade specifically, Representatives Robert J. Mrazek and Sidney R. Yates introduced the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, which established the National Film Registry, its purpose, and the criteria for selecting films for preservation. The Act was passed and the NFR's mission was subsequently reauthorized by further acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, 2008, and 2016. The National Film Preservation Board's mission, to which
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#1732787689903324-537: The public domain , film serials , home movies , documentaries, animation and independent films . As of the 2023 listing, there are 875 films in the Registry. As of the 2023 induction there are 875 total films. For purposes of this list, multi-year serials are counted only once (as they are in the Registry) by year of completion. The oldest film in the registry, Newark Athlete , was released in 1891, while
351-523: The NFPB's inception in 1988. Throughout the 1980s, several prominent filmmakers and industry personalities in the United States, such as Frank Capra and Martin Scorsese , advocated for Congress to enact a film preservation bill in order to avoid commercial modifications (such as pan and scan and editing for TV) of classic films, which they saw as negative. In response to the controversy over
378-670: The NFR contributes, is to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage. The 1996 law also created the non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation which, although affiliated with the NFPB, raises money from the private sector . "Taken together, the ... films in the National Film Registry represent a stunning range of American filmmaking—including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated, and short film subjects—all deserving recognition, preservation and access by future generations. As we begin this new millennium,
405-670: The US and Canada, and $ 442,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $ 399,000. In 2002, the film was nominated for the American Film Institute 's "100 Years...100 Passions" list. Red Dust was remade by director John Ford in 1953 as Mogambo , this time set in Africa rather than Indochina, and shot on location in color, with Ava Gardner playing Harlow's role and Grace Kelly in Astor's part. Clark Gable returned to play
432-701: The United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". On a rubber plantation in French Indochina during the monsoon season, the plantation's owner/manager Dennis Carson (Gable), a prostitute named Vantine (Harlow), and Barbara Willis (Astor), the wife of engineer Gary Willis ( Gene Raymond ) are involved in a love triangle. Dennis abandons an informal relationship with Vantine to pursue Barbara, but has
459-522: The Willises away, with Vantine reading bedtime stories to him as he recuperates from the gunshot wound, as he playfully tries to fondle her, and wisecracks, "Roquefort or Gorgonzola?" before Hoy pokes his head into the room, titters, and has a pillow thrown at him. According to John Lee Mahin, the original director was meant to be Jacques Feyder and the original stars were supposed to be John Gilbert and Jean Harlow. Mahin says he suggested Clark Gable play
486-428: The boys in the lab!" Red Dust (1932), a pre-Code Hollywood film, was allowed to show actress Jean Harlow taking a bath, while actor Clark Gable is pulling her hair. A provocative publicity photograph showed Gable embracing Harlow with his hands just below her bosom. Variety gave the film a lukewarm reception, stating: "Familiar plot stuff, but done so expertly it almost overcomes the basic script shortcomings and
513-400: The familiar hot-love-in-the-isolated-tropics theme (from the play by Wilson Collison)." Unimpressed with Mary Astor's performance, the reviewer wrote: "Astor is ok in the passive virtuous moments, but falls down badly on the clinches, sustained only by Gable." However, they were complimentary towards Gable's performance, and liked Jean Harlow's portrayal of Vantine: "She plays the light lady to
540-498: The first selection in 1989, the public nominated almost 1,000 films for consideration. Members of the NFPB then developed individual ballots of possible films for inclusion. The ballots were tabulated into a list of 25 films that was then modified by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and his staff at the Library for the final selection. Since 1997, members of the public have been able to nominate up to 50 films
567-437: The lead instead of Gilbert to Hunt Stromberg, who agreed. The budget was increased and Feyder was removed from the film. One of the movie's most memorable scenes has Harlow taking a bath in a rain barrel. The scene is referenced in another Harlow film, Bombshell , where the set from this movie is replicated. According to legend, during the scene's filming, a topless Harlow stood up in the barrel and proclaimed, "Here's one for
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#1732787689903594-525: The limit, however, not overdoing anything." Modern reviewers are more favorably disposed to the movie. Ozus' World Movie Reviews reported: "Great performances from the stars make you forget that Gable played a sexist and that the melodrama bordered on being camp." Ken Hanke of the Mountain Xpress wrote: " Red Dust (1932) is something of an anomaly in that it's everything you don't expect from that most conservative of studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It
621-466: The merits of Roquefort vs. Gorgonzola cheese. He resists her charms at first, but soon gives in, and they quickly develop a friendly, casual relationship where they tease each other and pretend to be too tough for affection. They call each other "Fred" and "Lily", as though neither can be bothered to remember the other's name. However, Dennis loses interest in Vantine when the Willises arrive. Gary Willis
648-469: The most recent, 12 Years a Slave and 20 Feet from Stardom , were each released in 2013. Released in 1898, and selected in December 2022, Mardi Gras Carnival experienced the longest wait, at 124 years (considering the fact that the film was already almost a century old before the Registry was even established, the "wait" was technically only 33 years), while Raging Bull , released theatrically in
675-422: The process of coagulating the rubber with acid, native workers being rousted, gales that can blow the roof off a hut and are difficult to walk in, the spartan living quarters, the supply boat that arrives periodically, a rainy spell that lasts weeks, and tigers prowling the jungle. The film's title is derived from the large quantities of dust stirred up by storms. In 2006, Red Dust was selected for preservation in
702-476: The registry stands among the finest summations of American cinema's wondrous first century." —Doctor James H. Billington , Librarian of Congress . The NFPB adds to the NFR up to 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" each year in December, showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation. A film becomes eligible for inclusion ten years after its original release. For
729-716: The same character he portrayed twenty-one years earlier. Ford used African tribal music as the film's score. Red Dust was first released to home media on VHS by MGM. In November 2012, the Warner Archive Collection released it on manufactured-on-demand DVD. National Film Registry The National Film Registry ( NFR ) is the United States National Film Preservation Board 's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation , each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since
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