Normally dialogue has a lot to do with romantic chemistry in movies, so it really says something, I think, when a couple like Janet and Charles can create movies as powerful as this without a single spoken word. The last scene of this movie is breathtaking... The way they look at each other says more than words! They were wonderful together. Wish some of their other movies were more easily available!
Gale Manning, I agree on all counts! The scene where Angela tells Gino it's time to say goodnight is so heartbreaking, because he doesn't know why she's so sad. You can tell he's saying, "not yet" and the way she holds his face and looks into his eyes is just . . . I have no words. On a side note, Charles Farrell did actually propose to Janet Gaynor during production of this film. She turned him down, even though she returned his affection.
I am taking a course called The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color, on the coursera. The instructor asked us to watch the Street Angle as the assignment. Thanks for sharing the classical movie.
Having seen "Seventh Heaven", "Sunrise" and now "Street Angel", any single one of those films warranted the Oscar she received. Her performances in all three make her one of the greatest onscreen performers ever. With a lot of performers, if you've seen one of their performances, you've seen them all. Not so with Janet Gaynor (and even Charles Farrell). She is three completely different characters in all three of those Oscar-winning films. (And having just watched her in "Lucky Star", that's another completely different type of character.)
This is one of the greatest of American Silents of the late 20's. In-fact I had it listed years ago as my second favorite Silent Drama behind only THE BIG PARADE. I wish that the surviving prints were not 5 generations removed from the original nitrate ones. The Movie-tone score is tremendous. "Angela Mia" written by Erno Rapee' and Lew Pollack became a big hit song, just as My Diane had been for SEVENTH HEAVEN in 1927. Gaynor and Farrell were pure magic together on screen.
I am showing this to my 86 yr old Mom who I am visiting in her nursing home. She gave me my love of movies. I wasn't sure she'd be able to follow it but she is totally entranced. I am so glad to get to share this with her. PS great soundtrack!
Thank you for uploading this! I have seen Seventh Heaven and Sunrise, but Street Angel was hard to find. Now I have seen all three of the films that Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar for.
Silent films were at their peak, artistically, by 1928. What they were able to do with sets, lighting and atmosphere. No computers. Adela Rogers St. John said that in the silent film we had a high art of pantomime. The stunning visual context of film was lost for several years with the advent of sound. We must preserve these treasures.
This is what makes Coursera great. Not only do we get to watch movies we'd never think of seeing, we get to share what we thought of the assignments. Ya gotta love it.
Thanks for sharing. I liked the social realism of this film's opening. I wish that had been more explored in the middle of the film. Instead, the romance of Charles Farrell & Janet Gaynor's characters dominated that section. But social stigma remains a theme the film tackles well. I like the liberalism it preaches- there's always an explanation behind the end result... I liked the carnival atmosphere too. Janet Gaynor is just so emotive and stunning to watch. Her chemistry with Charles Farrell is fastly making them my favourite silent era screen couple!
It seems we, Coursera students, are many here. Thanks for sharing this movie. It helps a lot. BTW, I am Muhsin from Nigeria. I am at present in India doing M.A in Theatre and Television.
A true masterpiece very well written, acted and directed.....thank goodness a happy ending also ! As a writer director myself I appreciated the romanticism within which is a rarety in today's slapped together movies. It really GRIPS you and the violins certainly make up for sub titles. I truly wish I had made so lovely a film !
Haven't seen this for a while. Some parts I had forgotten. Beautiful film. Interesting points of convergence with Ladies of Leisure. Both involve a painter working on a portrait that transforms the model. LofL contains one of Barbara Stanwyck's few roles of a woman with a very vulnerable side. It's nice in SA seeing Janet Gaynor play a woman with a tough side.
Greetings from India. Started with this course. And this movie has opened doors of Classic Cinema to me. Brilliant movie. One just requires sight to understand a movie.
Thanks for sharing. Saved me alot of time. I already started the course a week late and not having to look long and hard for this movie helps. thank you ,very much.
Magnífica película, mucho mejor que lo que hacen ahora a pesar de tanta tecnología. Janet Gaynor maravillosa, es la primera vez que la veo. Rest in peace.
🤭 damn the ending tho. I love the movie, very beautiful and sad im happy everythin worked out in the end. That scene tho was very scary. Love Janet and Farrell ❤️
This silent film more than almost any other demonstrates vast, smooth and sweeping camera movement in many if the outdoor scenes. This was created by mounting the camera on a giant turntable device manually controlled by stagehands. The camera was mounted on a rail on top of the turntable that enabled it to move forward and backwards, thus allowing Borzage to create these incredible and well timed long shots.
Não acredito que achei esse filme! Assisti na primeira vez que fui ao Cine Olympia, o cinema mais antigo em funcionamento no Brasil e um dos meus lugares favoritos! Estou emocionada, devo admitir. Sou apaixonada por este filme.
Another Movietone sound-on-film production, becoming popular as theatres made the conversion from silent to sound movies. Janet Gaynor was great, as usual, regardless of the role. She got the Oscar for three films, but any one of them would have sufficed. She was Fox's most durable star, from silent to sound and on to 20th Century-Fox.
Greetings from Los Angeles, California! I am from Puerto Rico but I live in LA! I am half-way through this film right now. I am loving it!! Thank you for uploading this on You Tube!! Trivia: this is one of the 3 films that Janet Gaynor was nominated for Best Actress (Oscar) for 1927-28! (Back when they did acting nominations for more than ONE movie!... -- the other movies were "Sunrise"(1927) and "Seventh Heaven" (1928).
I wonder if someone at that time really felt that the only and real crime committed by this woman was leaving the man she loved without telling him the truth, the reason why, condemning him to desperation...I wonder if someone could have been so smart in the 20s..director included
So she thinks that leaving him without a word could help him to make great things better than saying the truth...I dunno if she is really stupid or really a criminal
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Normally dialogue has a lot to do with romantic chemistry in movies, so it really says something, I think, when a couple like Janet and Charles can create movies as powerful as this without a single spoken word. The last scene of this movie is breathtaking... The way they look at each other says more than words! They were wonderful together. Wish some of their other movies were more easily available!
Gale Manning, I agree on all counts! The scene where Angela tells Gino it's time to say goodnight is so heartbreaking, because he doesn't know why she's so sad. You can tell he's saying, "not yet" and the way she holds his face and looks into his eyes is just . . . I have no words. On a side note, Charles Farrell did actually propose to Janet Gaynor during production of this film. She turned him down, even though she returned his affection.
I love your profile picture. Mary Pickford was a wonder of the silver screen in its early days ❤
7th Heaven is not hard to find.
Neither is Sunrise, which is great too, but with a different ( also incredibly handsome) male lead.
One of the most beautiful movies i've ever seen!
I am taking a course called The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color, on the coursera. The instructor asked us to watch the Street Angle as the assignment. Thanks for sharing the classical movie.
I ended up here for the same reason
Ditto!
me too!
Yup
Same with me
Having seen "Seventh Heaven", "Sunrise" and now "Street Angel", any single one of those films warranted the Oscar she received. Her performances in all three make her one of the greatest onscreen performers ever. With a lot of performers, if you've seen one of their performances, you've seen them all. Not so with Janet Gaynor (and even Charles Farrell). She is three completely different characters in all three of those Oscar-winning films. (And having just watched her in "Lucky Star", that's another completely different type of character.)
Thank you I love these old movies. They always portrayed love so wholesome as it should be. I will definitely watch this several times.
This is one of the greatest of American Silents of the late 20's. In-fact I had it listed years ago as my second favorite Silent Drama behind only THE BIG PARADE. I wish that the surviving prints were not 5 generations removed from the original nitrate ones. The Movie-tone score is tremendous. "Angela Mia" written by Erno Rapee' and Lew Pollack became a big hit song, just as My Diane had been for SEVENTH HEAVEN in 1927. Gaynor and Farrell were pure magic together on screen.
Beautiful movie, but very sad. Thanks for sharing this very old work!
Thank you all!
Beautiful!
The end is just amazing, The photography and the sets are too cool!
The acting is Optimum!
I am showing this to my 86 yr old Mom who I am visiting in her nursing home. She gave me my love of movies. I wasn't sure she'd be able to follow it but she is totally entranced. I am so glad to get to share this with her. PS great soundtrack!
WONDERFUL! They don't make them like this anymore. Thank you for posting
thanks for sharing this movie. To watch it is an assignment on the Coursera course I'm taking.
me too!
Robin Gillmore Me too!
Tat van O and me, I am Barbz from New Zealand, what a great movie
I´m taking it too, Im Bruno from Curitiba, Brasil.
Thanks a lot for making it possible to see it for Coursera!
This is the first silent film I ever watched.....WoW!
Thank you for uploading this! I have seen Seventh Heaven and Sunrise, but Street Angel was hard to find. Now I have seen all three of the films that Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar for.
NOW and forever you will be mine 🎶
When she saw the painting my heart melted 😢
Im glad to see that we're all watching this a week later than we should have done :P
Silent films were at their peak, artistically, by 1928. What they were able to do with sets, lighting and atmosphere. No computers. Adela Rogers St. John said that in the silent film we had a high art of pantomime. The stunning visual context of film was lost for several years with the advent of sound. We must preserve these treasures.
What a great film!!! I loved the ending!!! The music was lovely as well as the performance of the main characters!!
This is what makes Coursera great. Not only do we get to watch movies we'd never think of seeing, we get to share what we thought of the assignments. Ya gotta love it.
Thanks for sharing. I liked the social realism of this film's opening. I wish that had been more explored in the middle of the film. Instead, the romance of Charles Farrell & Janet Gaynor's characters dominated that section. But social stigma remains a theme the film tackles well. I like the liberalism it preaches- there's always an explanation behind the end result... I liked the carnival atmosphere too. Janet Gaynor is just so emotive and stunning to watch. Her chemistry with Charles Farrell is fastly making them my favourite silent era screen couple!
So many emotions, wow! Beautiful movie!
The final scene was especially heartbreaking.
It seems we, Coursera students, are many here. Thanks for sharing this movie. It helps a lot. BTW, I am Muhsin from Nigeria. I am at present in India doing M.A in Theatre and Television.
what an experience...watching this silent movie. I love old movies. greeting from Indonesia
A true masterpiece very well written, acted and directed.....thank goodness a happy ending also ! As a writer director myself I appreciated the romanticism within which is a rarety in today's slapped together movies. It really GRIPS you and the violins certainly make up for sub titles. I truly wish I had made so lovely a film !
Haven't seen this for a while. Some parts I had forgotten. Beautiful film. Interesting points of convergence with Ladies of Leisure. Both involve a painter working on a portrait that transforms the model. LofL contains one of Barbara Stanwyck's few roles of a woman with a very vulnerable side. It's nice in SA seeing Janet Gaynor play a woman with a tough side.
Greetings from India. Started with this course. And this movie has opened doors of Classic Cinema to me. Brilliant movie. One just requires sight to understand a movie.
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen
Thanks for sharing. Saved me alot of time. I already started the course a week late and not having to look long and hard for this movie helps. thank you ,very much.
Thanks a lot for sharing!!! I've glad to see so many people from our course.
Janet Gaynor, such a talented wonderful actress.
Magnífica película, mucho mejor que lo que hacen ahora a pesar de tanta tecnología. Janet Gaynor maravillosa, es la primera vez que la veo. Rest in peace.
Esse é o filme que o Lampião assistiu no cinema.
🤭 damn the ending tho. I love the movie, very beautiful and sad im happy everythin worked out in the end. That scene tho was very scary. Love Janet and Farrell ❤️
Fantastic, great, wonderful, tender... thanks for upload.
This silent film more than almost any other demonstrates vast, smooth and sweeping camera movement in many if the outdoor scenes. This was created by mounting the camera on a giant turntable device manually controlled by stagehands. The camera was mounted on a rail on top of the turntable that enabled it to move forward and backwards, thus allowing Borzage to create these incredible and well timed long shots.
my god... she was so beautiful... indescribably so.
Im related to frank borzage through my moms side of the family..just found out, no wonder I want to work in the movie industry.
we both have family involved and also a Daniel
excellent cinematography .masterpice
Thank you very much for this classic.
M taking a course about Hollywood on coursera. Thanks for sharing this movie.
Love this movie with Janet Gaynor in it!
Não acredito que achei esse filme! Assisti na primeira vez que fui ao Cine Olympia, o cinema mais antigo em funcionamento no Brasil e um dos meus lugares favoritos! Estou emocionada, devo admitir. Sou apaixonada por este filme.
Esse filme é lindo!
Que legal ! Esse filme foi assistido por Lampião no cinema. será que foi esse mesmo cinema? hahaha vou pesquisar.
I love the soundtrack in this one. I'm glad they didn't use some boring piano music.
Loved this film , it often crosses my mind ❤️
Hahahaha, Coursera! (I'm glad I'm not the only one catching up on the classes!) ;)
I don't like silent film but I love this one
Another Movietone sound-on-film production, becoming popular as theatres made the conversion from silent to sound movies. Janet Gaynor was great, as usual, regardless of the role. She got the Oscar for three films, but any one of them would have sufficed. She was Fox's most durable star, from silent to sound and on to 20th Century-Fox.
Nice.What a glorious world.
I"m not a big fan of silent movies but this one was quite good.
Thanks for sharing !!!
Tfs. I am not taking a film course. I appreciate the art of telling a good story. Borage, Farrell, Gaynor were artists.
the melody of the song by Elvis was taken from an Italian song - O sole mio!
Thanks from a courserian from India!
Janet Gaynor is always fantastic!
+Elizabeth B. pretty
Hi, coursera too,
Thanks to put that beautiful Movie online.
Greetings from Paris
Im in the class too! Thanks for sharing~
Hi coursera, same class too.
Thank you to put this wonderful movie on-line. Greetings from Paris !
I never even thought I'd find so many Courserians on here!:)
record 3 movie 1927/28 janet gaynor oscar nomination : seventh heaven, sunrise, street Angel
Thanks. I am also taking the Coursera class. I am from Taiwan.
I'm watching this for my Coursera class too
My Grandfather co-wrote the adapted screenplay. Henry Robert Symonds ...husband of my Grandma Helen .😘
it was very emotional
Same class!! Greetings from Dominican Republic!!
Greetings from Los Angeles, California! I am from Puerto Rico but I live in LA! I am half-way through this film right now. I am loving it!! Thank you for uploading this on You Tube!! Trivia: this is one of the 3 films that Janet Gaynor was nominated for Best Actress (Oscar) for 1927-28! (Back when they did acting nominations for more than ONE movie!... -- the other movies were "Sunrise"(1927) and "Seventh Heaven" (1928).
I wonder if someone at that time really felt that the only and real crime committed by this woman was leaving the man she loved without telling him the truth, the reason why, condemning him to desperation...I wonder if someone could have been so smart in the 20s..director included
Me too!!! Thanks for posting :)
Nice to see fellow classmates , greetings from Blacktown , NSW ( Australia )
Coursera!! haha I love this course. Hi from Mexico people :)
Hello Courserians, I'm from Italy !
I am watching this for my coursera class :)
What a humongous misunderstanding that was
Gaynor 3 movies in 1927 oscar: street angel, sunrise and 7 heaven.
IS 1970 AND THEY HAVEN'T CONVERTED THE MOVIE TO A TALKIE ONE. I'LL KEEP WAITING.
Hi~ Thank you for sharing :) I also took the course about Hollywood on coursera~
Coursera brought me here, too! Was downloading an HD Bluray rip(surprisingly high quality prints of this movie remained) but its taking too long :(
Very good movie
Me too- I am from California.
Here to watch for Coursera... :)
Yay, more people from Brazil! :D
yeah we are in the same class at coursera!!
SHE actually did anything illegal
Hello coursera! Beautiful movie!
Greetings from Argentina!
Hello everyone from Paris ;)
A masterpiece like Lucky Star and what's left of the erotic The River
Greetings from Brasil!
Also watching for Cousera !!!
I'm taking a Coursera course as well!!
im watching for class :D
what is the song of this movie? i love it so muchhh
hello from courserian from Kiev, Ukraine - but I live in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
such a great course!
Nice
Have you the informer 1935
I have to do this for class......i can't wait #Sarcasm
Janet Gaynor LOVE YOU ma'am LOVE YOU
Me too. Kinda late but here I am. Q)
NO DIALOGUE WHEN THEY CONVERT IT TO A TALKIE MOVIE THEN I'LL WATCH IT.
So she thinks that leaving him without a word could help him to make great things better than saying the truth...I dunno if she is really stupid or really a criminal
Hey, Coursera! Greetings from Mexico!
I am also taking the Coursera class.
you don't like silent film, or? hihi, tough first week.. i personally loved Docks of NY, and curious about this one :)
The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color? lol