The Bright Shawl
The Bright Shawl is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by John S. Robertson and produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess. The picture marked Edward G. Robinson's second film appearance. This film, based on a novel by Joseph Hergesheimer, had several days of filming on location in Cuba.
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| Directed by | John S. Robertson |
| Produced by | Charles H. Duell Richard Barthelmess |
| Written by | Edmund Goulding (scenario) |
| Based on | The Bright Shawl by Joseph Hergesheimer |
| 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 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Lobby card for the film
Synopsis
In the nineteenth century, an American visiting Cuba with a friend becomes mixed up with the island's independence movement against Spanish rule.
Cast
- 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
A print of The Bright Shawl survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1][2][3]
References
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
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