{"id":2215,"date":"2007-02-03T20:57:54","date_gmt":"2007-02-04T03:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2020-12-31T21:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T04:34:16","slug":"power-and-the-glory-the-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"Power and the Glory, The (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The power and the glory&#8230; What they can do to a man!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Poster.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe loyal friend (Ralph Morgan) of a dead railroad magnate (Spencer Tracy) relates stories about the magnate&#8217;s rise to power and romantic losses.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Rise-and-Fall<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Tracy Films<\/li>\n<li>Tycoons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nYears before he became a renowned director of screwball comedies such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20001\"><em>Sullivan&#8217;s Travels<\/em> (1941)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24264\"><em>The Palm Beach Story<\/em> (1942)<\/a>, Preston Sturges wrote the screenplay for this unique flashback tale, directed by William K. Howard. The story itself is fairly straightforward &#8212; a poor man rises to power, only to find that his marriage has suffered in the meantime &#8212; and Tracy&#8217;s character is never fully developed (he goes from contented trackwalker to ruthless tycoon without much of a legitimate trajectory in between). But it is Sturges&#8217; decision to tell this story in asynchronous vignettes &#8212; switching back and forth in time, as the actors wear wigs and make-up to show their advanced age &#8212; which makes the film so special; we&#8217;re used to this kind of structural device these days, but in 1933 it was (as far as I know) unheard of. Orson Welles purportedly watched this film again and again as he explored ideas for what was to become his masterpiece, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42173\"><em>Citizen Kane<\/em><\/a>, and the influence is clear &#8212; in subject matter (both are posthumous stories about the rise-and-fall of a business tycoon), and in narrative exposition. While it doesn&#8217;t come close to the overall greatness of <em>Kane<\/em>, <em>The Power and the Glory<\/em> nonetheless deserves special recognition in cinematic history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In one particularly creative sequence, as Morgan is relating the tale of how Tracy proposed to Moore, we see an effective technique (coined by the film&#8217;s producer as &#8220;narratage&#8221;) in which Morgan dictates while the characters&#8217; mouths are silently moving. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spencer Tracy (who Peary nominates for an <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=2606\">Alternate Oscar<\/a> as best actor of the year) as the self-made tycoon<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2-1024x688.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Tracy2.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Colleen Moore as Tracy&#8217;s ambitious yet loving wife<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore-1024x691.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Moore.png 1453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tracy proposing to Moore after convincing her to hike all the way up a mountain in her Sunday best<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal-1024x691.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Proposal.png 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative early use of flashbacks, nonlinear narrative structure, and &#8220;narratage&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Power-and-the-Glory-Flashback.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. While not entirely successful, this movie holds a special place in film history, and should be seen by all film fanatics if possible.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0024465\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/08\/17\/archives\/new-technique-brought-to-films-in-the-power-and-the-glory-with.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The power and the glory&#8230; What they can do to a man!&#8221; Synopsis: The loyal friend (Ralph Morgan) of a dead railroad magnate (Spencer Tracy) relates stories about the magnate&#8217;s rise to power and romantic losses. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films Marital Problems Rise-and-Fall Spencer Tracy Films Tycoons Review: Years before he became a renowned director of screwball comedies such as Sullivan&#8217;s Travels (1941) and The Palm Beach Story (1942), Preston Sturges wrote the screenplay for this unique&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2215\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2215"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60869,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215\/revisions\/60869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}