The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl
Poster
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
Release date	April 22, 1923 (1923-04-22)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Lobby card for the film

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

1. The Bright Shawl at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Bright Shawl at silentera.com
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Bright Shawl

External links

• The Bright Shawl at IMDb
• The Bright Shawl at Virtual History
• Still at silenthollywood.com