SCFZ poll: King Vidor

[brian d]

12 for me too

[Evelyn Library P.I.]

Seen 5 Vidor's.

1. The Crowd (1928)
2. Show People (1928)

[wba]

Have 5 Murnau - god, I hate this guy.

[flip]

yeah, we don't need to check if murnau has the views - murnau will be our next poll! haven't decided yet if i'll start that tomorrow or next week.

[john ryan]

Seen 16

1. The Crowd
2. The Big Parade
3. Bardely's the Magnificent
4. Stella Dallas
5. Street Scene

[ofrene]

seen 6

The Crowd
Stella Dallas
Bardelys the Magnificent

[eleanor]

seen 5 (incl. wizard of oz)
1. Our Daily Bread
2. The Big Parade

[flip]

scfz seems to have a clear preference for vidor's late 1920s period, though this is the rare poll which features films from the 1920s alongside a film from the 1980s. i guess when we poll manoel de oliveira, the year difference will be even more astounding.

results

1. The Crowd (1928) -- 36 pts
2. The Big Parade (1925) -- 23 pts
3. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) -- 13 pts
4. Hallelujah (1929) -- 11 pts
5. Street Scene (1931) -- 9 pts
6. The Patsy (1928) -- 7 pts
6. The Fountainhead (1949) -- 7 pts
8. Beyond the Forest (1949) -- 6 pts
8. Our Daily Bread (1934) -- 6 pts
8. Stella Dallas (1937) -- 6 pts
8. Duel in the Sun (1946) -- 6 pts
12. The Wedding Night (1935) -- 5 pts
13. Show People (1928) -- 4 pts
14. Man Without a Star (1955) -- 3 pts
14. The Champ (1931) -- 3 pts
14. The Metaphor: King Vidor meets with Andrew Wyneth (1980) -- 3 pts
14. The Wizard of Oz (1939) -- 3 pts
18. Comrade X (1940) -- 2 pts
18. Wild Oranges (1924) -- 2 pts
18. Ruby Gentry (1952) -- 2 pts
18. Solomon and Sheba (1959) -- 2 pts
18. La Boheme (1926) -- 2 pts
23. War and Peace (1956) -- 1 pt

[flip]

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