Rose Hobart

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Joseph Cornell

Featured Cast

Rose Hobart

Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Bickford

Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Noble Johnson

Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lupita Tovar

Woman (archive footage) (uncredited)

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