Rose Hobart

Name: Rose Hobart
Director: Joseph Cornell
Genre: Mystery
Released: 1936-12-09
Duration: 20 min
Cast: Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Noble Johnson, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar

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1936 · 20 min · Mystery · TMDB 5.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Joseph Cornell

Cast

Rose Hobart — Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Bickford — Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Noble Johnson — Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Georges Renavent — Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lupita Tovar — Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)