Directed by John S. Robertson.
Praised in its day for capturing the authentic look of 1850s Cuba and its fight for independence from Spain, The Bright Shawl was a showcase for silent era stars, Richard Barthelmess and Dorothy Gish, but also proved a springboard for three future stars of the talkies: Mary Astor, William Powell and Edward G. Robinson. Barthelmess plays an American adventurer caught up in romance and revolution with Gish as the seductive cabaret dancer after his heart.
Associated First National Pictures. Producer: Charles H. Duell. Based on a story by Joseph Hergesheimer. Screenwriter: Edmund Goulding. Cinematographer: George J. Folsey. Editor: William Hamilton. Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, Mary Astor, Jetta Goudal, William Powell.
35mm, b/w, silent with musical accompaniment, 80 min.
