The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 american western silent film directed by henry king, and starring ronald colman, vilma banky and gary cooper who. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, first. Barbara worth vilma banky wants to help her father, jefferson worth charles. Barbara rode him for 11 years and when retired, he was considered the best conformation hunter in the nation. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 silent western film directed by henry king, starring ronald colman, vilma banky, and gary cooper barbara worth banky is an orphan who was adopted as a child by hardworking pioneer jefferson worth, who has come to the deserts of the southwest to make a. Some of the silents are more original than contemporary movies. Making of the winning of barbara worth silents are golden. Watch the winning of barbara worth full movie in hd visit while building an irrigation system for a southwestern dese. With the lubitsch film dragging on, king shot everything he could without goodwin. Its a visually expressive film in its exquisite use of tinting. Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd us shipping. The winning of barbara worth 1926 movies from the silent era. In november of 1909, the construction of the western pacific railroad across the southern end was completed, l but the oddest bit of history associated with the black rock desert is the filming of the winning of barbara worth near trego on the southern end during the summer of 1926. More than twenty one movies were made or claimed to be made from wrights stories, including gary coopers first major movie, the winning of barbara worth 1926 and the john wayne film, the shepherd of the hills 1941.
Vilma banky, title character, plays her own mother in prologue, in a sandstorm, saving young carmencita johnson, later rescued by settler jefferson worth charles lane and posse erwin connelly, clyde cook et al, in the winning of barbara worth, 1926, with ronald colman. The winning of barbara worth 1926 watched 07 may, 2020 rousing western elevated by henry kings efficient direction and gregg tolands magisterial vision of the west. The winning of barbara worth would be noteworthy if for no other reason than the fact that it is the first film in which gary cooper plays a prominent role, launching what would be one of a long and honored career. According to the 12 nov 1926 fd, ua made an unsuccessful attempt to reserve madison square garden for the new york city debut. Anyway, watching the winning of barbara worth, i had the greatest urge to see this silent western on the big screen. The winning of barbara worth 1926 cast and crew during the construction of an irrigation system in a southwestern town, an engineer and a local cowboy vie for the affections of a ranchers. The organ score is by gaylord carter, apparently from a live performance, with the audience chuckles. Ratcliffe to irrigate the desert, title character vilma banky instigating their meeting, in henry kings the.
A very popular silent western, this film features two engineers vying for the affections of the adoptive daughter of a landowner. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright. Gary started his acting career in the 20s with the silent era films and starred in some largely unknown films, such as the winning of barbara worth, doomsday, the first kiss. Sep 03, 2014 the winning of barbara worth is lovely, entertaining and a key film of lateera silent cinema. The winning of barbara worth 1926 full movie download. Aug 26, 2014 1926 movie based on the 1911 harold bell wright novel of the same name. The winning of barbara worth does not offer a glitzy, stagey version of the west. The winning of barbara worth 1926 cast and crew moviefone. The documentary reconstruction of the winning of barbara worth is of such a high standard that it places the film on a level with the other silent. The film is worth seeing for boyd, varconi and fair. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 silent western film directed by henry king, starring ronald colman, vilma banky, and gary cooper barbara worth banky is an orphan who was adopted as a child by hardworking pioneer jefferson worth, who has come to the deserts of the southwest to make a new life. Jan 14, 2015 the winning of barbara worth does not offer a glitzy, stagey version of the west.
The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry. The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry king. Schildgen 1921 pvc publishing, 2011, 338 pages vilma banky lived in reclusive obscurity for many years and, in accordance with her wishes, her death in 1991 was kept quiet, a public acknowledgement coming over a year and a half later. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd us shipping. The film production process was extremely well organized. The winning of barbara worth dvd, 2014 for sale online. The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry king cast.
From the swinging red tassels on the bridles of the leaders to the galvanized iron water. Directed by henry king, the winning of barbara worth 1926. This fine silent film demonstrates the filmmaking art of that day. Rent the winning of barbara worth 1926 starring ronald colman and. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. This is a clip of the movie, the winning of barbara worth 1926. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Winning of barbara worth, the 1926 movie clip you don. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Gary cooper gives an outstanding performance variety in his first credited feature film role in this dazzling classic. Expertly crafted, robust 1926 drama the winning of barbara worth is a good example of expectationdefying cinema. Its just that the complicated period in which it is set doesnt lend itself to the genre.
The volga boatman is a classic romance in the breathless vein and for all its faults it works well as escapist entertainment. Vilma banky takes on the title role of this westernset tale of settlers, dams, floods and legal shenanigans. The winning of barbara worth posters for sale online. He pits business for the sake of money only, with no regard to how it affects people, against business which also makes money, but serves man and in a larger sense, the world. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. The winning of barbara worth is lovely, entertaining and a key film of lateera silent cinema. Based on harold bell wrights novel the winning of barbara worth, the film is notable for the climactic flood sequence, depicting the 1905 formation of the salton sea. Buy the winning of barbara worth movie posters from movie poster shop. The winning of barbara worth movie and vintage film posters. Between 1902 and 1942 wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. While building an irrigation system for a southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a ranchers daughter.
Warner archive has released the winning of barbara worth on mod dvd, using the same beautiful print that mgm used for their releases in the mid2000s. Feb 02, 2017 the winning of barbara worth 1926 during the construction of an irrigation system in a southwestern town, an engineer and a local cowboy vie for the affections of a ranchers charles lane daughter vilma banky. Charlie was dashing and appealing to judges and barbaras students. The winning of barbara worth dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. The winning of barbara worth 1926 dvd ronald colman, vilma banky new. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western feature. The cast and crew of the winning of barbara worth finally moved to nevada in june 1926. As barbara worth grew into adulthood, she was a successful owner of her own stables and after a short courtship, she became the wife of fellow trainer charlie zimmerman. Audio recorded live at the brook theatre in bound brook, nj and synced up to picture. The winning of barbara worth synopsis two engineers vie for the affections of a landowners charles lane daughter vilma banky. The plot revolves around the reclamation of the southern end of californias imperial valley and many see it as contest between two anyone who has vacationed in branson, mo is familiar with harold bell wrights the shepherd of the hills. The picture opened instead at the mark strand theatre. The winning of barbara worth il cinema ritrovato festival. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the movie database.
Sep 25, 2009 audio recorded live at the brook theatre in bound brook, nj and synced up to picture. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the motion pictures. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the winning of barbara. The winning of barbara worth 1926 full movie download full. The winning of barbara worth 1926 full movie download full hd. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the western arizona bank. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 american western silent film directed by henry king, and starring ronald colman, vilma banky and gary cooper who replaced monte blue. The winning of barbara worth by henry king henry king. Rent the winning of barbara worth 1926 on dvd and bluray. Occasionally i like to watch a silent movie, especially if theres a rattlesnake in it. Rampage at apache wells method to stay movie produced by jadran film, rialto film prebenphilipsen, with a description of the movie is the oilprince is an unscrupulous businessman. Father charles lane has a dream of building a dam and irrigating the desert and turning it into an agricultural paradise. The winning of barbara worth by wright, harold bell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Barbara worth national reined cow horse association.
The winning of barbara worth 1926 california herps. She was nominated twice for the academy award for best film editing. Vilma banky and ronald colman in the winning of barbara worth 1926 gary cooper and ronald colman in the. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western.
Although the story has the potential to be hokey, theres a lot of enjoyment to be had with this westwardexpansion drama starring the dashing ronald colman, forgotten, charismatic actress vilma banky, and newcomer gary cooper. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. The winning of barbara worth 1926 during the construction of an irrigation system in a southwestern town, an engineer and a local cowboy vie for the affections of a ranchers charles lane. The winning of barbara worth,new dvd for sale online ebay. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the movie database tmdb. Wright develops his concept of ministry through work as the central theme. Gary cooper was an american actor known for his raw, natural and authentic style of acting, which made him one of the greatest hollywood stars of all time. How many films of actor gary cooper 19011961 have you seen. With ronald colman, vilma banky, gary cooper, charles lane. King declared alcohol offlimits at the shooting locations and even hired two agents from the nevada prohibition administrator to ensure that the camp stayed dry. Editions of the winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright.
But worth is worth watching for other reasons and is on the whole an exciting actioncumromance semiepic. The winning of barbara worth movie posters from movie. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, paperback. Goodwin had signed to appear in an ernst lubitsch film, the honeymoon express 1926, fully expecting production to finish in time to start work on the winning of barbara worth. A very popular silent western, this film features two engineers vying for the affections of the. The winning of barbara worth 1926 vilma banky, ronald. Barbara worth vilma banky wants to help her father, jefferson. A tent city was erected alongside the film set, complete with a mess hall. Watch the winning of barbara worth full movie in hd visit movie 96395 while building an irrigation system for a southwestern dese. Introduction of dueling hunks, 3rdbilled gary cooper as local abe and topbilled ronald colman as engineer holmes, hired with his boss e. The winning of barbara worth 1926 henry king synopsis. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
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