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Dante's Inferno (1935) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Harry Lachman and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel.

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"Dante's Inferno," or Smart Carny

By David on May 9, 2013 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

"Oh, heck!" Even though it isn't entirely unexpected, there's still a lot of talk about h-e-double hockey sticks in the 1935 film "Dante's Inferno." Because it's a legitimate part of the plot, "hell" is thrown around with abandon, like a five-year-old just given permission to say a forbidden word. ... Read full article


"Dante's Inferno," or Smart Carny

By David on May 9, 2013 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Even though it isn't entirely unexpected, there's still a lot of talk about h-e-double hockey sticks in the 1935 film "Dante's Inferno." Because it's a legitimate part of the plot, "hell" is thrown around with abandon, like a five-year-old just given permission to say a forbidden word. ("Mommy said ... Read full article


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Remarkably, outtakes still survive from this film. Raw footage of the clapperboard and the setup for a dance number with 16-year-old Rita Hayworth are included in the documentary Rita.
Although the Fox Film Corporation produced the movie, it was distributed after the merger with Twentieth Century, which began trading on May 31, 1935. Fox Film Corporation is listed as the copyright owners on the print, but Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation is the only owners in the copyright registry.
Shooting from December 3,1934-late January,1935,and released July 31.This was also Spencer Tracy's final film at Fox before moving over to MGM.
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