The Barbarian (1920 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Barbarian
| image = The Barbarian - 1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Newspaper advertisement
| director = Donald Crisp
| producer = Monroe Salisbury
| writer =
| screenplay = E. P. Heath
| story =
| based_on = {{basedon|"The Barbarian"|Theodore Seixas Solomons}}
| starring = Monroe Salisbury
George Berrell
J. Barney Sherry
Jane Novak
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = The Monroe Salisbury Players, Inc.
| distributor = Pioneer Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1920|09}}
| runtime = Six reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
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The Barbarian is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Monroe Salisbury and George Berrell. It is based upon a short story by Theodore Seixas Solomons.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Barbarian1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Barbarian] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: The Barbarian |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=11 |issue=13 |page=73 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=September 25, 1920 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald11exhi}} Eric (Salisbury) is brought up in the Canadian north woods by his reclusive father Elliott Straive (Berrell), who was a college professor. The boy supplements his immense knowledge of nature with book learning of society and polite customs. A party of ultra-rich people led by James Heatherton (Sherry) arrive and camp on the land, building a tent city for their luxurious convenience. Their object is to obtain possession of the land by means fair or foul. Eric frustrates their plans but falls in love with Floria (Novak), the daughter of the land grabber. The failure of the rich to embarrass Eric using sham etiquette is humorous, and there is a fight between Eric and Mark Brant (Hale), a man from the party who comes closest to being a "heavy" of the film.
Cast
- Monroe Salisbury as Eric Straive
- George Berrell as Elliott Straive
- J. Barney Sherry as James Heatherton
- Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Heatherton
- Jane Novak as Floria Heatherton
- Anne Cudahy as Sylvia Heatherton
- Michael Cudahy as Roswell Heatherton
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Mark Brant
- Milton Markwell as Mainhall
- Lillian Leighton as Redwing
Production
Much of The Barbarian was filmed in California's Castle Lake district with Mount Shasta in the background.
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=0011944}}
- {{cite web|title=The Barbarian (1920)|url=http://www.nuraypictures.com/movies/the_barbarian_1920|publisher=Nuray Pictures}}
- {{cite web|title=The Barbarian|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17619|publisher=AFI}}
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Category:Films directed by Donald Crisp
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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