''The Bright Shawl'' is a 1923 American silent

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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

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. 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.

Cast

* Richard Barthelmess as Charles Abbott * Dorothy Gish as La Clavel * Jetta Goudal as La Pilar *

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as Gaspar De Vaca *

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as Narcissa Escobar *

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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 *

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as Vincente Escobar, Andre's brother * George Humbert as Jaime Quintara *

Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, '' The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, Will ...

as a soldier (unbilled)

Preservation

A print of ''The Bright Shawl'' survives at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Bright Shawl''
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References

External links

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''The Bright Shawl''
at Virtual History

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