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Moana
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6133 feet
Directed by Robert J. Flaherty
Cast: Ta’avale, Fa’amgase, Tu’ugaita, Moana, Pe’a
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Robert J. Flaherty. Production management by David Flaherty. Technical assistant, Lancelot H. Clark. Assistant director, Frances Flaherty. Cinematography by Robert J. Flaherty. Intertitles written by Julian Johnson + [Robert J. Flaherty]. / © 24 February 1926 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [MP3348]. Premiered 7 January 1926 in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Flaherty arrived in Samoa in April 1923, remaining until December 1924. The film was to have been partially shot utilizing the Prizmacolor two-color color film process, but the Prizma camera malfunctioned on location. The film is thought to be the first feature film to utilize panchromatic filmstock throughout production.
Documentary.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Samoan Islands
Listing updated: 3 October 2014.
References: Bardèche-History pp. 297-298; Bohn-Light pp. xxiii, 372, 373; Everson-American p. 235; Kael-Kiss p. 357; Leish-Cinema pp. 52, 53; Limbacher-Feature p. 163; McIlroy-Ireland p. 27; Sinyard-Silent p. 124; Sklar-Movie p. 95 : ClasIm-221 p. 54 : Website-AFI; Website-NFPF : with additional information provided by Tom Mayer.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc; DVD.
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