The Bright Shawl
1923 film by John S. Robertson
- April 22, 1923 (1923-04-22)
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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
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
- 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.[2][3]
References
- ^ The Bright Shawl at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ 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
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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Films directed by John S. Robertson
- Love and Trout (1916)
- The Thorn and the Rose (1916)
- Getting By (1916)
- Trouble for Four (1916)
- Justice a la Carte (1916)
- The Meeting (1917)
- Intrigue (1917)
- The Money Mill (1917)
- Vanity and Some Sables (1917)
- A Service of Love (1917)
- Baby Mine (1917)
- The Bottom of the Well (1917)
- The Menace (1918)
- The Better Half (1918)
- The Girl of Today (1918)
- The Make-Believe Wife (1918)
- Little Miss Hoover (1918)
- Here Comes the Bride (1919)
- The Test of Honor (1919)
- Let's Elope (1919)
- Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)
- The Misleading Widow (1919)
- Sadie Love (1919)
- Erstwhile Susan (1919)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Away Goes Prudence (1920)
- A Dark Lantern (1920)
- 39 East (1920)
- Sentimental Tommy (1921)
- The Magic Cup (1921)
- Footlights (1921)
- Love's Boomerang (1922)
- The Spanish Jade (1922)
- Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
- The Bright Shawl (1923)
- The Fighting Blade (1923)
- Twenty-One (1923)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
- Classmates (1924)
- New Toys (1925)
- Soul-Fire (1925)
- Shore Leave (1925)
- Annie Laurie (1927)
- Captain Salvation (1927)
- The Road to Romance (1927)
- The Single Standard (1929)
- Shanghai Lady (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Captain of the Guard (1930)
- Madonna of the Streets (1930)
- Beyond Victory (1931)
- The Phantom of Paris (1931)
- Little Orphan Annie (1932)
- One Man's Journey (1933)
- The Crime Doctor (1934)
- His Greatest Gamble (1934)
- Wednesday's Child (1934)
- Grand Old Girl (1934)
- Captain Hurricane (1935)
- Our Little Girl (1935)
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