Slavko Vorkapich

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Slavoljub "Slavko" Vorkapić, known in English as Slavko Vorkapich, was a Serbian-born Hollywood montagist, an independent cinematic artist, chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts, chair of the Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy, painter, and illustrator. He was a prominent figure of modern cinematography and motion picture film art during the early and mid-20th century and was a cinema theorist and lecturer.

Most Popular Slavko Vorkapich Trailers

Total trailers found: 30

The Past of Mary Holmes Trailer (1933)

20 January 1933

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism.

David Copperfield Trailer (1935)

18 January 1935

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

The Prisoner of Zenda Trailer (1922)

11 September 1922

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation.

Boys Town Trailer (1938)

08 September 1938

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Trailer (1939)

19 October 1939

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.

Manhattan Melodrama Trailer (1934)

04 May 1934

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Joan of Arc Trailer (1948)

22 December 1948

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England.

Marie Antoinette Trailer (1938)

26 August 1938

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries.

Dancing Lady Trailer (1933)

24 November 1933

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch.

What Price Hollywood? Trailer (1932)

24 June 1932

Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant.

Forest Murmurs Trailer (1947)

02 January 1947

Short film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman.

Hanka Trailer (1955)

30 December 1955

Village drama of love and hate among the Gypsies.

New Americans Trailer (1944)

01 January 1944

Part of RKO's "This is America" series, this is an Oscar nominated short documentary from 1944 that follows the plight of European immigrants arriving in the USA looking for hope and safety.

The Good Earth Trailer (1937)

02 June 1937

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

They Gave Him a Gun Trailer (1937)

07 May 1937

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Millions of Us Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

Millions of Us (1935) is an early example of American labor-left filmmaking that experiments with enacted forms, anticipating Frontier Films’s renowned People of the Cumberland (1938) and Native Land (1942).

Abstract Experiment in Kodachrome Trailer (1950)

31 December 1950

This dazzling stop-motion animation provided Vorkapich with a forum to demonstrate complex perceptual theories related to the persistence of vision and phi phenomenon.

Moods of the Sea Trailer (1942)

02 January 1942

A recently unearthed experimental documentary of the crashing sea set to Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave.

Sweepings Trailer (1933)

14 April 1933

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town.

I Take This Woman Trailer (1931)

26 June 1931

A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits her, and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy's wife, they agree to divorce and she returns back east to her family.

Conquer by the Clock Trailer (1942)

27 October 1942

Conquer by the Clock was a short dramatic propaganda film produced by the RKO Pathé in 1942 to encourage wartime industrial production.

The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer (1929)

09 February 1929

A ruthless stockbroker sells short in the copper business and ruins the life of his friends by ruining their finances.

Manhattan Cocktail Trailer (1928)

24 November 1928

Nancy Carroll stars in Manhattan Cocktail as Babs, a college coed who dreams of becoming a famous actress.

The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra Trailer (1928)

16 June 1928

This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized.

The Love of Zero Trailer (1928)

01 January 1928

While playing his trombone one Sunday, the enthusiastic Zero sees Beatrix and falls in love. He returns the next week to express his feelings, and it's mutual.

Sins of the Fathers Trailer (1928)

28 December 1928

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man.

Crime Without Passion Trailer (1934)

30 August 1934

Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer Carmen Brown.

Vorkapich Montage Sequences (1928-1934) Trailer (2023)

21 February 2023

[Vorkapich Montage Sequences] (1928-1934) are clips from Hollywood feature films designed by Slavko Vorkapich: sequences from Manhattan Cocktail (1928), The Wolf of Wall Street (1929), Sins of the Fathers (1928), and the Furies sequence from Crime Without Passion (1934).

The Furies Trailer (1934)

01 January 1934

Slavko Vorkapich’s opening montage for Crime Without Passion (1934).

Private Smith of the U.S.A. Trailer (1942)

02 October 1942

Private Smith of the U.S.A. is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by Slavko Vorkapić. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject, Two Reel.