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Corianton (Motion picture)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Bernice Park Spencer interview, 2005 January 30

 File
Identifier: MSS 9068 File 42
Scope and Contents

Interview regarding the film, "Corianton."

Dates: 2005 January 30

Collection on Corianton

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3296
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a souvenir program from the film, "Corianton," produced by Lester Park, and scene stills, publicity photographs and clippings originally in three albums, dated 1930-1931. Also contains three reels of the original 16mm motion picture film, dated 1931, and two promotional sheets from Lester Park's project, "The Parade of Progress," dated approximately 1939-1952.

Dates: 1930-1952

Corianton broadsides

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197233237988]
Identifier: MSS 2027
Scope and Contents

Includes broadside poster, window poster, and lithograph, publicizing "Corianton," a motion picture be based on a play by Orestes U. Bean, which in turn was based on, "Corianton: a Nephite Story," by B. H. Roberts. A serialized version of the story was published in the "Contributor" magazine in 1889. Corianton was a Book of Mormon figure.

Dates: approximately 1920

Peter Lafayette Frandsen collection on Corianton

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6158
Scope and Contents

Collection of materials relating to the film Corianton, brought together by Peter Lafayette Frandsen as a result of his investment in the Corianton Corporation. Includes film stills, production and publicity photographs, lobby cards, an advertising circular, photographs of actors and backdrops, and photographs and prints of Aztec and Mayan structures and details of stone décor. Dated approximately 1912 to 1931.

Dates: approximately 1912-1931

Ardis E. Parshall collection on Corianton

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9596
Scope and Contents

Memorabilia from the film "Corianton," also known as "Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love," released in 1931. Includes a four-page advertisement stylized as a newspaper extra, with photographs, and a poster advertisement. Materials were collected by Ardis E. Parshall during her research on the film. Collection dated 1931.

Dates: 1931

Andrew K. Steedman correspondence with the Corianton Corporation

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227606115]
Identifier: MSS 3731
Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence received by Andrew K. Steedman from the Corianton Corporation regarding the production of the film Corianton. Includes letters from Lester Park and Napoleon Hill about the film's progress, as well as stock certificates and other records.

Dates: 1930-1931