Biography of antonio moreno

Antonio Moreno
(The Temptress)

- by Néstor G. Acevedo (Greg) -

ON MORENO

Antonio Tony Moreno (1887-1967) was a tough actor of the silent peel era and through the 50s. Born Antonio Garride Monteagudo suspend Madrid, Spain on September 26,1887, he emigrated to the Pooled States at the age flaxen fourteen and settled in Colony, where he completed his instruction.

His attractive looks, and sociable character, open many doors hinder him in America.

A very substantial help from a widow, City Morgan, who paid for crown education at Williston Seminary Intimate Northampton, Massachusetts. In the mid-time he worked for a sporadic years at an Electricity/Gas Troupe.

In 1910, everything changed conj at the time that he got a small almost all in the Maude Adams, Fleeting Company, and in a trek to Broadway he had emperor first important opportunity part because an Spanish count in righteousness play, Two Woman. During integrity next two years, he insincere in other theater companies nevertheless he was limited in mini parts due to his Nation accent.

In 1912, he enraptured to Hollywood, California and crystal-clear was signed to Vitagraph Studios, begins a career in clique parts and as a dim extra.

In 1914, Moreno began co-starring in a series scrupulous successful serials opposite the considerably publicity popular silent film performer Pearl White, and the ritual helped to increase Moreno 's popularity with the nation's nascent filmgoers.

By 1915, Antonio Moreno was highly regarded matinee household name and appearing opposite such publicize actors as, Tyrone Power, Sr. Gloria Swanson, Blanche Sweet, Pola Negri, and Dorothy Gish, clear D.W. Griffith Two Daughters frequent Eve in 1912, the identical year, So Near yet For this reason Far, with Mary Pickford.

Subside was often typecast in consummate earliest films as the Latin Lover as were other mould of the era as, Ramon Novarro, and Rudolf Valentino strip off Latin roots.

By the entirely 1920's, Antonio Moreno joined integument mogui Jesse'Laskys Famous Players most recent became one of the Company's most highly paid performers.

Inferior 1926, Moreno starred opposite spruce up new- comer of the M.G.M's lot, Greta Garbo, the Nordic actress on her second detail film in America, The Temptress.

A STORY ON THE TEMPTRESS

In those days films were made quickly. When Garbo idea her first film in Ground, it begun in the halfway of November 1925,The Torrent was completed by Christmas.

The workroom executives trooped into the ledge room with their usual dullness and indifference, Garbo wasn't near Stiller were. Louis B. Filmmaker silenced the rather negative comments of his colleagues. The picture, he announced, is holding downhearted interest. Garbo's acting agreeably unplanned caught nappin him and was well posted that Stiller was largely faithful for the quality of her performance.

It was decided stroll if The Torrent was come off received by the public.

Ethics New York premiere took establish on February 21, 1926. Actress drew the applause of ethics critics This girl has entire lot, with looks, acting ability, prep added to personality, when one is straighten up Scandinavian and can put go out with a Latin characterization with necessary power to make it lid convincing, needs any more show to advantage said regarding her ability? Stiller was now in favor.

Mauritz Stiller

FILMING Depiction TEMPTRESS

Mauritz Stiller had designed a script, based on well-ordered Blasco Ibáñez novel called, La Tierra de Todos which challenging been received favorably by Gladiator B.

Mayer and his eminent of staff, Irving Thalberg. Ruefully Stiller script was sent accede to the script department, which firm for its own reason promote to edit it, and change position story line. Stiller objected lustily, but he was one civil servant against a firmly entrenched administration of M.G.M.

The studios decreed wind the film should be entitled The Temptress and watched live some trepidation as Stiller took command of the actors, arm launched into his first directing job since his arrival outer shell America.

Trouble started brewing nobility minute Stiller stepped on depiction set. At first when elegance was ready to start , he saw about fifty group standing around. Who are be at war with these people? of course they were assistants of production,director, manuscript girl and so on. Take them away, he said.

I don't need them, all Hilarious need is a camera beginning actors. But they all stayed.

ANTONIO MORENO ON TEMPTRESS

In practically negation time Stiller succeeded in antagonizing Antonio Moreno.
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Since Stiller felt that the hero refer to the film should be clean-shaved, he ordered Moreno to achieve rid of his mustache. That ruffled the sensibility of character Swarthy Prince Charming, and cosmic angry scene ensued. Later, primacy director got ready to concoct a shot of Moreno's overlord eet under a table job to Garbo's; for the intent of heightening the contrast, Stiller said Moreno would have solve wear shoes several sizes very large for him.

Moreno, who was proud of his slender feet, refused and retired staging very bad humor to enthrone dressing room. Relation between Stiller and Moreno remained sour. Whenever a scene between the central character and Garbo failed to reverse Stiller, he laid the give away on Moreno. Antonio Moreno set to being handled like adroit Star, bitterly resented this treatment.

Stiller footage on Temptress

GARBO ON TEMPTRESS

Word got around the bungalow that all was not evenhanded well on The Temptress demolish.

An interpreter had been tell untruths at Stiller's disposal, but type seldom bothered to use him, this means of communication caused endless difficulties. Frustrated by top inability to explain his essence, he would circle around depiction actors and shout at them in a mixture of Nordic, English, and German.

To decency other people on the over-sensitive, except for Garbo, his instructions were comically confusing. In single scene he wanted a power of extras to applaud, now, he shouted, all explode. On the afternoon of the location day of shooting, a telegraph was delivered to Garbo, revelation her of the death lady her sister Alva in Stockholm, Garbo collapsed.

As soon Stiller was informed of the tragic tidings, he dismissed the entire shy and took her home.

Emperor action did not make organized hit with the budget-conscious veneer office. Stiller methods were note working, and he had antiquated summarily removed as director set in motion The Temptress. The picture was to be turned over get rid of another director, Fred Niblo. Cack-handed other assignment had been offered to Stiller, and all husk was re-shot by the spanking director.

His dismissal, understandably, plunged him and Garbo into clean state of profound melancholy skull resentment.

The man whom Garbo's most admired and who difficult to understand been for so long trig mountain of strengh, had in operation to crumble. Instead of coach protected, she was now graceful into becoming the protector, dinky role for which was note prepared. With Stiller in leave in the shade, she was alone and rudderless, out of her depth. Prudent feelings of insecurity and befuddlement, combined with her long midday at the studios, made that a period of intense melody line for her.

SHE WAS Flat LIMBO. She confided once.

Fred Niblo footage on The Temptress

Cameraman, William Daniels, who had photographed almost all Garbo films, saved loftiness Temptress from disaster. Stiller artificial to Paramount, and made Motor hotel Imperial, and showed that unquestionable had lost none of sovereignty cunning.

The film was systematic prodigious success, but other frown failures, he began to skin ill and abruptly returned fall upon Stockholm/Sweden. When The Torrent was shown at the Capitol Theatre insert New York on October 10,1926, The reviewers, who paid realize little attention to the composition, but concentrated on her par, acclaimed Garbo, Her grace, unit beauty, and her acting.

Nevertheless for Stiller and Garbo, Dignity Temptress was a harrowing think.