text: The Dove (1927 film)
  
  The Dove is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Roland West based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland.
  
  Background
  The original story is about Mexican despot Don José (Beery), who falls in love with the dancing girl Dolores (Talmadge) who rejects him. Due to the potential political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country. The film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists.
  
  Plot
  A despot falls for a dancing girl. After she rejects him, she has her other beau framed for murder.
  
  Cast
   Norma Talmadge as Dolores
   Noah Beery as Don José María y Sandoval
   Gilbert Roland as Johnny Powell
   Eddie Borden as Billy
   Harry Myers as Mike
   Walter Daniels as The Drunk
   Kalla Pasha as The Comandante
   Michael Vavitch as Gómez
   Brinsley Shaw as The Patriot
   Charles Darvas as The Comandante's Captain
   Michael Dark as Sandoval's Captain
   Olga Baclanova as Bit Part (uncredited)
   Robert Gleckler as Bit Part (uncredited)
   Mark Hamilton as Prisoner (uncredited)
   Andy MacLennan as Bit Part (uncredited)
   Jack McDonald as Bit Part (uncredited)
   Alice White as Bit Part (uncredited)
  
  Recognition
  Though the film was not well received, William Cameron Menzies won the first Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1928 for this film and Tempest, though the award was then called "Interior Decoration."
  At the Library of Congress are reels 1, 3, 4, and 8. The film is missing reels 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9.
  
  In 1932, Herbert Brenon directed a new talkie version named Girl of the Rio, starred by Dolores del Rio for RKO Radio Pictures.
  
  Awards and nominations
  The Dove won the 1929 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for William Cameron Menzies.
  
  See also
   The Girl and the Gambler (1939)
  
  References
  
  External links
  
  Alternative lobby advertisement
  Still at olgabaclanova.com
  
  Category:1927 films
  Category:American black-and-white films
  Category:American silent feature films
  Category:American films
  Category:American films based on plays
  Category:1920s romance films
  Category:Films whose art director won the Best Art Direction Academy Award
  Category:Films directed by Roland West
  Category:American romantic drama films
  Category:1920s romantic drama films