...Universal gained a reputation for its horror films, including Dracula (1931), directed by Tod Browning (1882-1962) and starring Bela Lugosi (1882-1956), and Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff (1887-1969). (See also the entry on horror films.) However, the company faced financial difficulties in the mid-1930s as a result of the global economic depression, and Laemmle was forced to resign in 1936. Later, the company escaped the crisis with the success of musical films (The Girl in the Orchestra, 1937, etc.) starring the talented singer Deanna Durbin (1921-, retired in 1948) and comedies featuring the mismatched duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (The Ghosts, 1941, The Skiing Squad, 1943, etc.), and went on to produce the western film Sand (1939), which marked the launch of Marlene Dietrich's second career, and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). *Some of the terminology that mentions "Durbin, D." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ルイス・マイルストン監督)で世評を高めたユニバーサルは,さらにトッド・ブラウニングTod Browning(1882‐1962)監督,ベラ・ルゴシBela Lugsi(1882‐1956)主演の《魔人ドラキュラ》(1931),ジェームズ・ホエール監督,ボリス・カーロフBoris Karloff(1887‐1969)主演の《フランケンシュタイン》(1931)などの怪奇・恐怖映画をヒットさせるが(〈怪奇映画〉の項目も参照),30年代の中期に世界的な経済恐慌の影響で財政的危機を迎え,36年にはレムリは退陣を余儀なくされた。 その後,天才少女歌手ディアナ・ダービンDeanna Durbin(1921‐ 。1948引退)の音楽映画(《オーケストラの少女》1937,等々)やバッド・アボットとルー・コステロの〈凸凹コンビ〉の喜劇(《凸凹お化け騒動》1941,《凸凹スキー騒動》1943,等々)の成功で危機を脱し,マルレーネ・ディートリヒの〈第二のキャリア〉の出発点になった西部劇《砂塵》(1939),アルフレッド・ヒッチコック監督の《疑惑の影》(1943)なども製作した。… ※「Durbin,D.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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