"The Scope of the Movies": Three Films and Their Influence on Eugene O'Neill.

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    • Subject Terms:
      CABIRIA (Film); BROADWAY Melody (Film)
    • Subject Terms:
      O'NEILL, Eugene, 1888-1953
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the influence of film on the artistic awareness of dramatist Eugene O'Neill. He was depicted to be uninterested of the movies and express negative opinions of Hollywood entertainment, but his being dismissive was contradicted by the fact that he did engage in the adaptation of his own works for Hollywood films. O'Neill had commented on several films that impressed him, including "Cabiria," "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari," and "Broadway Melody." Individual films alerted him to what he spoke of as the scope of the movies, and he made positive comments of the potentials of the movies. It is certain that O'Neill complaints regarding the movies that concerned Hollywood's inability, or unwillingness, to fulfill the artistic potential that O'Neill saw in the medium.