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| DeMille was one of the few directors to remake his previous film ventures and be successful in doing so. The following are films he "remade". |
Squaw Man: Demille was the only film director to make the same film three times. Squaw Man I and II were very similar, both silent and the story line didn't change too much. The third version was a sound film and much more sophisticated. |
| Squaw Man I, Released by Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co., 1914. This film was the first adaptation from a play and DeMille's first Lasky film. This was the first film feature (six reels) and the first to show cast credits. | The Squaw Man II, Presented by Jesse L. Lasky for Artcraft Pictures Corp., released by Famous Players Lasky Corp. on the Paramount Program, 1918. | The Squaw Man III, Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributing Corp., 1931. Starring: Warner Baxter and Lupe Velez. |
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FORBIDDEN FRUIT & GOLDEN CHANCE Forbidden Fruit, 1921 was a remake of Golden Chance which was made in 1915. |
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The Golden Chance,1915 Produced by Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co., for release by Paramount Pictured Corp. |
Forbidden Fruit, 1921 Released by the Famous Players-Lasky Corp. on the Paramount Program. |
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The Buccaneer The original version was a hit but the second, which bore little resemblance to the original, was not. |
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The Buccaneer, 1938 Release by Paramount Pictures Corp., 1938. This was a very good version and a true DeMille swashbuckler with Frederick March as Jean Lafitte. (see this film in the American History Series section) |
The Buccaneer, 1958 Released by Paramount Pictures Corp., 1958. DeMille's was executive producer and son in law, Anthony Quinine directed. DeMille did not like the script and, in the end, DeMille recut the picture to his own specifications. |
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The Ten Commandments Both versions were very popular and the 1956 version is still shown once/year in prime time on television. |
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The Ten Commandments, 1923 This version was DeMille's second
historical epic. He outdid anything he had done before. This version
had both an historic portion as well as a current day story which
was popular in films of the time. |
The Ten Commandments, 1956 This version dealt only with the historic portion of the story. Charlton Heston was made a star with his depiction of Moses. See the page devoted to this film in the Historic Epic/Spectacle section. |
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This Cecil B. DeMille site published:
September 1, 2000
Last Update: June27, 2006
