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''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
''Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.〔(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )〕〔(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) )〕 Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.〔("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )〕〔(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )〕〔("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) )〕 ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.
==Plot==
A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',〔Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') )〕 did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.〔("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )〕〔("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )〕〔("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )〕〔("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )〕
Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.
Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' )〕 Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),〔(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans )〕 Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith )〕 and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.〔("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )〕〔("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )〕
The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft.
At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies.〔 At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
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■ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
'Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
''Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.〔(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )〕〔(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) )〕 Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.〔("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )〕〔(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )〕〔("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) )〕 ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.
==Plot==
A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',〔Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') )〕 did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.〔("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )〕〔("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )〕〔("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )〕〔("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )〕
Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.
Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' )〕 Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),〔(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans )〕 Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith )〕 and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.〔("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )〕〔("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )〕
The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft.
At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies.〔 At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
''Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.〔(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )〕〔(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) )〕 Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.〔("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )〕〔(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )〕〔("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) )〕 ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.
==Plot==
A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',〔Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') )〕 did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.〔("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )〕〔("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )〕〔("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )〕〔("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )〕
Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.
Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' )〕 Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),〔(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans )〕 Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes〔(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith )〕 and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.〔("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )〕〔("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )〕
The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft.
At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies.〔 At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
'Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.">ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.">ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
'Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.">ウィキペディアで「'''''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.">ウィキペディアで「''Seven Faces''''' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
'Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929.(Illustrated film ad: "William Fox presents ''SEVEN FACES'' with PAUL MUNI who plays seven characters; and Marguerite Churchill, Lester Lonergan; A remarkably human story of a gentle, lovable old fellow who seeks advice for lovers. For beauty of story and novelty of treatment this picture is in a class by itself." (''The Southeast Missourian'', February 13, 1930, page 10) )(Film ad: "PAUL MUNI in ''SEVEN FACES''; the miracle man of the talkies plays seven roles in this feature! the most unusual picture ever shown!" (''The Leader-Post (evening)'', Regina, October 15, 1930, page eighteen) ) Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" which was published in the June 30, 1923, issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine by popular writer Richard Connell (whose best known work, ''The Most Dangerous Game'', was filmed three years later), it was directed by Berthold Viertel and stars Paul Muni in his second screen appearance.("In the Studios and Theatres" (''The New York Times'', October 13, 1929) )(Photograph of Paul Muni as Papa Chibou next to a wax figure of Napoleon. "First and Best Screen Reviews Here" (''Photoplay'' monthly, January 1930) )("Muni When Lad of Ten Played Part of Man 75 Years Old" (''Schenectady Gazette'', February 4, 1930, page 15) ) ''Seven Faces'' is a lost film with no excerpts from its footage known to exist.==Plot==A common convention in the early decades of newspaper and magazine film reviews was to describe in the write-up the entire storyline including, in a substantial number of instances, the ending, thus unintentionally enabling subsequent generations of readers to reconstruct a lost film's contents. True to form, those who evaluated ''Seven Faces'', such as Mordaunt Hall of ''The New York Times'',Hall, Mordaunt. ("THE SCREEN: A Silent Miss Garbo" (''The New York Times'' November 16, 1929 review of ''The Kiss'', starring Greta Garbo, and ''Seven Faces'', which is reported as ''"Seven Pages"'') ) did go into considerable detail regarding plot twists, as related herein below.("Paul Muni Plays Seven Characters in New Film" (''Milwaukee Sentinel'', December 1, 1929, page 6–H) )("'Seven Faces' Gives Paul Muni a Chance to Show Versatility" (''Palm Beach Daily News'', January 4, 1930, page five) )("PAUL MUNI The World Presents ''"Seven Faces"'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', March 10, 1930, page 14 )("Society Tangle Seen in Regent Feature; ''"Dynamite,"'' Gripping Drama of Mixed Loves, Plays First Half; ACTOR IN SEVEN ROLES; Paul Muni Featured Star in Film, ''"Seven Faces"''" (''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, MD, March 22, 1930, page 9) )Papa Chibou (Paul Muni), the elderly caretaker of Musée Pratouchy, a Parisian wax museum, feels a strong kinship with the figures, particularly with that of Napoleon. He spots at the waxworks a romantic young couple, Georges (Russell Gleason), a lawyer, and Helene (Marguerite Churchill), the daughter of a stern judge (Lester Lonergan) who disapproves of his daughter's choice and forbids her to see Georges. Papa Chibou suggests to them that they can still stay in touch, without disobeying her father's directive not to speak with each other, by placing secret personal messages in the pockets of Napoleon's uniform. However, a missing letter and confusion in communication causes Georges to arrive at the mistaken conclusion that Helene has redirected her affections towards a foolish young man (Walter Rogers), who is unworthy of her and excessively preoccupied with his stylish personal appearance and elegant clothing.Seeing their lovers' quarrel, Papa Chibou attempts to mollify the heated language, but George and Helene rebuff his soothing words by telling him not to interfere, since as an old man he knows nothing of love. Saddened by this rejection, he dreamily imagines that seven of the museum's waxworks come to life and offer philosophical advice on the intricacies of courtship and love. Don Juan, the legendary 17th century libertine, Napoleon (1769–1821),(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Napoleon for ''Seven Faces'' ) Franz Schubert (1797–1828), African American boxer Joe Gans (1874–1910),(Paul Muni in facial and body makeup for his portrayal of African American boxer Joe Gans ) Willie Smith, a Cockney costermonger who became a music hall attraction after winning a lottery-auction known as Calcutta Sweepstakes(Photograph (profile) of Paul Muni in makeup as Cockney costermonger Willie Smith ) and a Parisian hypnotist whose purported mastery of dark arts earned him the stage name Diablero (all portrayed by Muni) as well as Catherine the Great (1729–1796) (portrayed by Salka Stenermann) speak to Papa Chibou, each in his or her own unique manner and accent, providing insight and personal experience in their reflections on this very intimate topic.("Muni Features in ''Seven Faces''" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, AZ, March 19, 1930, page ten) )("Seven Faces Is Novel Film" (''Prescott Evening Courier'', Prescott, Arizona, March 20, 1930, page three) )The wax museum is unable to support itself and has to close. The owner, Monsieur Pratouchy (Gustav von Seyffertitz) puts the figures up for auction and Papa Chibou bids his life savings to acquire Napoleon, but is outbid. He then decides to take the waxwork and, while struggling to carry the heavy and unwieldy life-size figure in his arms through Paris streets, attracts public attention and is arrested for theft. At his trial, the judge is Helene's father, while the defense attorney is Georges, the young romantic, who delivers an impassioned summation vividly describing how the defendant was overcome by patriotic fervor over Napoleon's victories and his contributions to the glory and grandeur of his beloved France. Although the judge finds Papa Chibou guilty, as required by law, he is so impressed that he suspends the punishment and contributes towards the purchase price of the figure which is given to Papa Chibou who then confesses that as an uneducated man he never knew that Napoleon had accomplished all those great deeds and that he simply formed a close attachment to him. "Then who did you think Napoleon was", he is asked. "A sort of murderer", he replies. At that point, as he straightens Napoleon's pockets, Papa Chibou discovers the overlooked letter which explains and resolves Georges' and Helene's misunderstanding, thus allowing the young lovers an opportunity to declare their true feelings, with her father's blessing.」の詳細全文を読む
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