7th Heaven (Silent Film With Music Great Quality) 1927

7th Heaven - Starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell and Ben Bard; with David Butler, Marie DeForrest, Jessie Haslett and Albert Gran.Show more

Actress Janet Gaynor won 2 Best Actress Academy Awards at the first Academy Awards in 1929 for her role in the 1927 films “7th Heaven” and “Sunrise.”, and for her role in the 1928 film “Street Angel.” See the First ever Academy Awards in 1929 here: https://rumble.com/v43x3gh-the-1st-academy-awards-in-1929-honoring-the-films-of-1927-and-1928.html

The film was remade in 1937 (Seventh Heaven), directed by Henry King and Stars James Stewart and Jean Hersholt. Both versions are based on the play "Seventh Heaven" by Austin Strong. You can watch it here: https://rumble.com/v41ccxz-seventh-heaven-movie-1937.html

Chico (Charles Farrell) is a poor Parisian sewer cleaner who aspires to work his way out of his dead-end job and into the middle class. When he meets Diane (Janet Gaynor), an abused prostitute, he sympathizes with her plight and tells the police she's his wife to prevent them from arresting her. To keep up the appearances of marriage, he invites Diane to live with him, and a real romance blossoms until Chico is drafted in the army at the start of World War I.

7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven) is a 1927 American synchronized sound romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, and starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Movietone sound system. The film is based upon the 1922 play Seventh Heaven, by Austin Strong and was adapted for the screen by Benjamin Glazer. 7th Heaven was initially released as a standard silent film in May 1927. On September 10, 1927, Fox Film Corporation re-released the film with a synchronized Movietone soundtrack with a musical score and sound effects.

Upon its release, 7th Heaven was a critical and commercial success and helped to establish Fox Film Corporation as a major studio. It was one of the first of three films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Outstanding Picture") at the 1st Academy Awards held on May 16, 1929. Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film (she also won for her performances in 1927's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and 1928's Street Angel). Director Frank Borzage also won the first Academy Award for Best Director while screenwriter Benjamin Glazer won the first Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).

In 1995, 7th Heaven was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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