''The Bride of the Colorado'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

starring John Boles and Rose Blossom.

Plot

Although the film was intended to be a drama with romantic interest during a transit of the

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, a short film review in ''

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'' magazine stated that the spectacle of the Colorado River with its rapids and the

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where the lead of the picture, with the characters and plot "absolutely incidental" to the background scenery.

Cast

* John Boles as John Barrows * Rose Blossom as Mary Jenkins (credited as Donal Blossom) * William Irving as Fritz Mueller *

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as Regan *

Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...

as Old Man Jenkins * Richard Alexander as Dirk *

Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, freque ...

(uncredited)

Production

Filming occurred on the Colorado River within the

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using six boats. According to testimony in a lawsuit, Boles was paid $600 per week, Blossom $150 per week, Irving $300 per week, Sedley and Stockdale $225 per week, and Alexander $125 per week. According to the IMDb, a copyright was never issued for this film.Trivia, IMDb record

References

External links

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Documents from the appeal of a lawsuit regarding the financing and production of ''The Bride of the Colorado''
''Pathe Exchange, Inc. v. Bray Pictures Corp.'' (1931). Films set in Colorado English-language romantic drama films American black-and-white films American silent films Pathé Exchange films 1928 films Films directed by Elmer Clifton 1928 romantic drama films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent American romantic drama films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub