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The Bright Shawl 
Summary
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).
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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) |
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
- ^ The Bright Shawl at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Bright Shawl at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Bright Shawl
External links edit
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
