The story of the romance between Emma, Lady Hamilton, and British war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Run Time
99 min, 98 min (1994 UCLA/MOMA restoration)
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Genre
Drama, History, Romance, War
Language
English
Keyword
Naples, Admiral, Horatio Nelson, Cook, Ambassador
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Silent, Vitaphone
Colour
Black and White
Special Genre
Historical Film
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Biopic [feature], Historical Epic
Themes
War At Sea
Tones
Forceful, Sweeping, Tense, Elegant
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3, 10
Wikipedia Text
The Divine Lady is a 1929 Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The film, however, featured no spoken dialogue. The film tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It stars Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith, Marie Dressler, Dorothy Cumming, William Conklin, and Montagu Love. It featured a theme song entitled "Lady Divine" with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel (Nat) Shilkret. The song became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists such as Nat Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin (as The Cavaliers), Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin and Bob Haring.
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