Suez (1938) : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)

Suez (1938)
Director(s)	Allan Dwan
Producer(s)	Gene Markey (associate), Ralph Dietrich (uncredited)
Top Genres	Drama, Historical, Romance
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Suez (1938) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Allan Dwan and produced by Gene Markey and Ralph Dietrich.

Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)

Award	Recipient	Result
Best Cinematography	Peverell Marley	Nominated
Best Music - Scoring	Louis Silvers	Nominated

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Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 2, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the film before, but once the cre... Read full article

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 2, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the film before, but once the cre... Read full article

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 2, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the film before, but once the cre... Read full article

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 2, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the film before, but once the cre... Read full article

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Benjamin Disraeli: [to the House of Commons] By all means support this policy; by all means rally round the Prime Minister; by all means follow cheerfully and unquestioningly his leadership. All of you... who are as anxious as he to see England reduced to the standing of a third-rate power!

Ferdinand de Lesseps: Oh, but it's absurd to think that any one nation would dominate the canal!

[Toni's donkey has pulled her bathing machine away from the water]
Ferdinand de Lesseps: At your service, mademoiselle.
Toni Pellerin: Make him bring back my little house. My clothes are in it.
Ferdinand de Lesseps: Well, why don't you come out and get them yourself?
Toni Pellerin: Shame on you.
Ferdinand de Lesseps: My dear young lady, I don't mind seeing you in your bathing dress.
[pause]
Ferdinand de Lesseps: Ohhh! Tch, tch, tch, tch -- shame on YOU!

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In an interview in the late 1970s, director Allan Dwan talked of the censorship battle he had with the Hays Office over the wet-shirt scene, in which Annabella's erect nipples are on prominent display. "I wanted them to show," he said. His argument with the Hays Office was, "Have you ever seen a nude woman? Ever seen your wife nude? There was nothing there that wasn't positively true to life ... you knew she was going to be sexy ... that's why you picked her. The audience knows. This is my idea of giving it to them. All women are alike - they can go to the mirror and see that anytime." The matter was dropped as re-shooting the scene would have cost too much as the studio would have had to rebuild the entire set. Dwan said that his nemesis, studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck, was pleased with the picture.

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Tyrone Power(as Ferdinand de Lesseps)

Loretta Young(as Countess Eugenie de Mo...)

Annabella(as Toni Pellerin)

Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

Set Design - Suez ( 1938 )

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Featured Cast:

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Tyrone Power
(as Ferdinand de Lesseps)

Loretta Young
(as Countess Eugenie de Mo...)

Annabella
(as Toni Pellerin)