| Upstream | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | Randall Faye Wallace Smith |
| Starring | Nancy Nash Earle Foxe |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Upstream is a 1927 American comedy film directed by John Ford. A "backstage drama",[1] the film is about a Shakespearean actor and a woman from a knife-throwing act. The film was considered to be a lost film,[2] but in 2009 a print was discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive.[1]
It is considered to be the first Ford film to show some influence of German director F. W. Murnau, who began working at Fox Studios in 1926. From Murnau, Ford learned how to use forced perspectives and chiaroscuro lighting, which the American director then integrated into his own more naturalistic and direct filmmaking style.[1]
- ^ a b c Kehr, Dave (June 7, 2010). "Trove of Long-Lost Silent Films Returns to America". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Upstream". Silent Era. Retrieved March 23, 2008.