The Bright Shawl
Appearance
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Directed by | John S. Robertson |
Written by | Edmund Goulding (scenario) |
Based on | The Bright Shawl by Joseph Hergesheimer |
Produced by | Charles H. Duell Richard Barthelmess |
Starring | Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Gish Jetta Goudal |
Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
Edited by | William Hamilton |
Distributed by | Associated First National |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Richard Barthelmess as Charles Abbott
- Dorothy Gish as La Clavel
- Jetta Goudal as La Pilar
- William Powell as Gaspar De Vaca
- Mary Astor as Narcissa Escobar
- George Beranger as Andre Escobar (credited as Andre Beranger)
- Edward G. Robinson as Domingo Escobar (credited as E.G. Robinson)
- Margaret Seddon as Carmencita Escobar
- Anders Randolf as Captain Cesar Y Santacilla
- Luis Alberni as Vincente Escobar, Andre's brother
- George Humbert as Jaime Quintara
- Julian Rivero as a soldier (unbilled)
Preservation
[edit]A print of The Bright Shawl survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2][3]
References
[edit]External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Bright Shawl.
- The Bright Shawl at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- The Bright Shawl at Virtual History
- Still at silenthollywood.com
Categories:
- 1923 films
- Films directed by John S. Robertson
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- American historical drama films
- Films based on American novels
- 1920s historical drama films
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in Cuba
- 1923 drama films
- 1920s American films
- Silent American drama films
- Historical film stubs