Rose of the Golden West

Rose of the Golden West
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Written by	Bess Meredyth (scenario, adaptation) Philip Bartolomae (scenario, adaptation) Mort Blumenstock (intertitles)
Based on	"Rose of the Golden West" by Minna Caroline Smith and Eugenie Woodward
Produced by	Richard A. Rowland
Starring	Mary Astor Gilbert Roland Montagu Love
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release dates	September 25, 1927 (1927-09-25) (New York) October 2, 1927 (1927-10-02) (United States)
Running time	7 reels; 6,477 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Rose of the Golden West is a surviving 1927 American silent romantic drama film produced by Richard A. Rowland and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland.^[1][2]

Screenshot from the film

Cast

• Mary Astor as Elena Vallero
• Gilbert Roland as Juan
• Gustav von Seyffertitz as Gomez
• Montagu Love as General Vallero
• Flora Finch as Senora Comba
• Harvey Clark as Thomas Larkin
• Roel Muriel as The Mother Superior
• André Cheron as The Russian Prince
• Romaine Fielding as Secretary
• William Conklin as Commander Sloat
• Christina Montt as Senorita Gonzalez

Preservation status

A print of Rose of the Golden West survives in the Narodni Filmovy Archiv.^[3][4]

References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Rose of the Golden West
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Rose of the Golden West at silentera.com
4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rose of the Golden West

External links

• Rose of the Golden West at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Rose of the Golden West at IMDb
• Lobby poster