《Broken Blossoms (1936)》Storyline
As she ran frantically o the station past other Indian natives, she glanced at two ""WANTED FOR MURDER"" posters for her brother - offering a $100 reward for he ESCAPED CONVICT.However, Joseph privately told his wife: "The dress stinks." They thought of themselves as competitive rivals for the same spotlight - she sarcastically called him: "the greatest actor in the world" and an attention-grabber, while he called her a "prima donna" who always diverted attention to herself.We don""t do that.We""re here to pray," and hen leans forward to feign praying.When the others won""t chance it, Pfefferberg is left alone to bargain with Schindler for his expensive astes for black market luxury goods - so he can bribe German officers and further encourage his own business ventures:Pfefferberg: Do you have any idea how much a shirt like this costs?Schindler: Nice things cost money.Just tell ""em you""re gonna soak the fat boys and forget the rest of the tax stuff...Willie, make ""em cry, make ""em laugh, make ""em mad, even mad at you.Stir hem up and they""ll love it and come back for more, but, for heaven""s sakes, don""t try to improve their minds.This is the best-remembered film version of the novel, but there were others:it was previously filmed as a silent by director Herbert Brenon in 1926, starring Ronald Colmanit was remade in 1966 by director Douglas Heyes, with Telly Savalas as the cruel, sadistic sergeant at the fortcomedian Marty Feldman directed and starred in Universal""s parodyThe Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), with cleverly-edited footage from the 1939 version spliced inThe film received two Academy Awards nominations (with no wins): Brian Donlevy received his only Academy Award nomination (Best Supporting Actor) for his performance as the sadistic, horrendous Sergeant Markoff - the film changed his nationality from French to Russian to avoid offending the French legionnaires and French film audiences.