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The Bright Shawl

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The Bright Shawl
Poster
Directed byJohn S. Robertson
Written byEdmund Goulding (scenario)
Based onThe Bright Shawl
by Joseph Hergesheimer
Produced byCharles H. Duell
Richard Barthelmess
StarringRichard Barthelmess
Dorothy Gish
Jetta Goudal
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byWilliam Hamilton
Distributed byAssociated First National
Release date
  • April 22, 1923 (1923-04-22)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Lobby card for the film

The Bright Shawl is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by John S. Robertson and produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess. This film, based on a novel by Joseph Hergesheimer, had several days of filming on location in Cuba. It features the first confirmed film appearance of Edward G. Robinson (credited as E.G. Robinson).

Plot

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In the nineteenth century, an American visiting Cuba with a friend becomes mixed up with the island's independence movement against Spanish rule.[1]

Cast

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Preservation

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A print of The Bright Shawl survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2][3]

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