Rose Hobart (1936)

Rose Hobart

1936

Mystery

Synopsis

Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. Through Cornell's collage editing, Hobart becomes a singular object of desire and dread, trapped in an exotic paradise.

Credits

Director

Joseph Cornell

Cast

Charles Bickford as Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Renavent as Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lupita Tovar as Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Noble Johnson as Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rose Hobart as Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Joseph Cornell (Editor)