The Barrymores

Friday, July 30

THE WHITE RAVEN

(1917) Director: George D. Baker

Those who know Ethel Barrymore only from her roles in films such as None But the Lonely Heart (1944) invariably are surprised by a picture like The White Raven. As an ambitious singer willing to sacrifice herself for revenge upon the man who ruined her father, she was, according to the New York Times, "lovely to look upon, never more so than in the sketchy costume of the dance hall, and she has adapted her fine skill to the new medium."

Rolfe Photoplays, Inc./Metro Pictures Corp.
Scenario: Chalres A. Logue
Photography: Arthur Martinelli
With: Ethel Barrymore, William B. Davidson, Walter Hitchcock, George A. Wright
35mm, silent, approximately 60 min.

THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR

Special Program Honoring Producer and MGM Production Head Irving Thalberg's Centennial

(1927) Director: Chester M. Franklin

"It is a sterling performance that this actor gives . . ." was the New York Times' assessment of big brother Lionel's work in this film, as a professor who kills by night. Also taking in rave reveiws was Napoleon, the dog, whose character is the catalyst for the exposing of the professor's nocturnal crimes.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Story and screenplay: Douglas Furber and Chester Franklin
Photography: Maximilian Fabian
Editing: Dan Sharits
With: Lionel Barrymore, Jacquelin Gadsdon, Charles Delaney, Fred Kelsey, Polly Moran, Napoleon
35mm, silent, approximately 60 min.

THE INCORRIGIBLE DUKANE

(1915) Director: James Durkin

As the title character, John Barrymore plays a construction manager who, through no great plan of his own, goes undercover at a dam project. He discovers that the foreman has been substituting shoddy materials for the good, exposes the scheme and wins the local girl's heart. Since John portrays a tramp for a time during the film, many reviewers noted his funny Chaplin imitation.

Famous Players Film Corp./Paramount Pictures Corp.
Presented by: Daniel Frohman
Story: George C. Shedd
Photography: William F. Wagner
With: John Barrymore, William T. Carleton, Helen Weir, Stewart Baird, William MacDonald
35mm, silent, approximately 60 min.

Many of the images used are courtesy of The Silents Majority