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''She'' is a 1935 American film produced by Merian C. Cooper. Based on H. Rider Haggard's novel of the same name, the screenplay combines elements from all the books in the series: ''She'', ''She and Allan'', ''Ayesha: ''The Return of She'' and ''Wisdom's Daughter''. The film reached a new generation of moviegoers with a 1949 re-release. The ancient civilization of Kor is depicted in an Art Deco style with imaginative special effects. The setting is Arctic Siberia, rather than in Africa, as in the first book. The third book is set in the Himalayas. With music by Max Steiner, the film stars Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott and Nigel Bruce. It was hoped that ''She'' would follow Cooper's previous success, ''King Kong''. Cooper had originally intended to shoot the film in color, but budget cuts by RKO forced him to shoot the film in black and white at the last minute.〔 However, the black and white film had disappointing results at the box office. It initially lost $180,000, although it later had a successful re-release.〔Harryhausen, Ray; Vaz, Mark. ''She'' DVD, Legend Films, 2006, audio commentary. ISBN 978-1-60673-060-7 〕〔Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p85〕 The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book ''The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as one of the The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. In 2006, Legend Films and Ray Harryhausen colorized the film as a tribute to Cooper. The colorized trailer for ''She'' premiered at the 2006 Comic-Con. ''She'' was considered a lost film for many years until an original print, stored in silent film star Buster Keaton's garage, was turned over to film distributor Raymond Rohauer for preservation. ''She'' originally had a running time of 102 minutes, but on its 1949 re-release, was edited down to 94 minutes, to better fit on a double bill with Cooper's ''The Last Days of Pompeii''. The 8 minutes of missing scenes, taken from a slightly lower quality 16mm print,〔(Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum ) Retrieved: 7 May 2012〕〔(Nitrateville classic film forum ) Retrieved: 7 May 2012〕 were finally reinstated in 2007 by Kino Video.〔(DVDCompare ) Retrieved: 7 May 2012〕 ==Characters and story== Leo Vincey (Randolph Scott) is called from America to the family's ancestral estate in England where his dying uncle John Vincey (Samuel S. Hinds) and Horace Holly (Nigel Bruce) convince him that their ancestor, also named John Vincey (also played by Scott) found the fountain of youth 500 years ago. Following the route outlined in an old journal, Leo and Holly travel through frozen wastes, as a guide named Tugmore and his daughter, Tanya (Helen Mack) join them on their quest. They stumble upon the ancient city of Kor, where they are attacked by cannibals but are saved by She Who Must Be Obeyed (Helen Gahagan) and her Minister Billali (Gustav von Seyffertitz). She believes that Leo is the reincarnation of her lover, John Vincey and vows to make him immortal like herself to rule this shangri-la in eternal youth. Tanya warns Leo that nothing human can live forever. At the end, She asks Leo to step into the Flame of Life with her, so that they can become immortal. When Leo hesitates, She offers to step in first. Rather than renewing her youth, She ages hundreds of years, becomes a withered mummy-like creature and dies. Leo, Holly and Tanya then safely make their escape. The "ageless ice goddess" served as inspiration for the Evil Queen in Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. 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「She (1935 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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