Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) engagements in Los Angeles and New York on February 9 and 10 respectively, the film went into general release on February 20. It was modestly successful at the box office and made a profit for the studio. It became one of Arliss' most popular films. In England, censors objected to the picture's title and it was released as "The Silent Voice". According to Warner Bros records the film earned $536,000 domestically and $299,000 foreign. It was the studio's most popular picture of 1931-32. Mordaunt Hall of "The New York Times" opined, "It is a neatly conceived story as it comes