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Rose Hobart

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.

Top Cast

  • Rose Hobart

    Rose Hobart

    Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Charles Bickford

    Charles Bickford

    Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Noble Johnson

    Noble Johnson

    Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Georges Renavent

    Georges Renavent

    Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Lupita Tovar

    Lupita Tovar

    Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

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.

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