12019-02-03T21:24:05+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Transatlantic (1931)plain2019-02-03T21:24:05+00:00Critical Commons19312019-01-30T18:04:23ZVideoWilliam K. HowardTransatlanticPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-03T22:05:54+00:003.x18 Transatlantic1Transatlantic (1931)plain2019-02-03T22:05:54+00:00William K. Howard’s film beat Grand Hotel to the box office by setting a similar story on a boat. In the opening scene, cinematographer James Wong Howe and operator Dave Ragin execute several spectator crane and dolly shots to introduce various characters who have converged in a port. The sequence does the work of classical storytelling while evoking that fleeting quality that strikes so many critics as indelibly modern.