Oh poor vilma banky, a desert waif who must choose between ronald colman and a young gary cooper. Barbara worth had taken on all the trappings of a frontier community when editor. 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. Ronald colman and vilma banky made a lovely couple, and i liked both of their characters. 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. In february of 1926, they had set out on a 4,000mile trip through southern. The winning of barbara worth is lovely, entertaining and a key film of lateera silent cinema.
The winning of barbara worth 1926 1014 1926 us drama, romance, western 1h 29m user score. 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. 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. Henry king directs 1926 s the winning of barbara worth. Rent the winning of barbara worth 1926 on dvd and bluray. 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. Some sources credit kurt weill as one of the composers, but this is apparently incorrect. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The winning of barbara worth il cinema ritrovato festival. The winning of barbara worth 1926 movies from the silent era. The winning of barbara worth is often considered his masterpiece and rightly so.
The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry king. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, first edition. 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 winning of barbara worth harold bell wright ebook. 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. The winning of barbara worth ronald colman, vilma banky, gary cooper old movie. The service works on any major device including computers, smartphones, music players. Horsewoman of the year in 1962, all breeds awards association horsewoman of the year in 1971, subject of the pacific coasts horse shows association video a tribute to barbara worth in 1994, and was inducted into the show jumping hall of fame in 1994. With ronald colman, vilma banky, charles lane, paul mcallister, e. 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. According to the 12 nov 1926 fd, ua made an unsuccessful attempt to reserve madison square garden for the new york city debut. The winning of barbara worth manufactured on demand, mono. Some of the silents are more original than contemporary movies.
Sep 03, 2014 the winning of barbara worth is lovely, entertaining and a key film of lateera silent cinema. Ratcliffe james greenfield, clyde cook texas joe, erwin connelly pat mooney, edwin j. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. The winning of barbara worth is a remarkable story. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. The goldwyn follies was the first technicolor film produced by samuel goldwyn. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the winning of barbara. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western. The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry. Watch the winning of barbara worth full movie in hd visit while building an irrigation system for a southwestern dese. Aug 26, 2014 1926 movie based on the 1911 harold bell wright novel of the same name. Barbara worth banky was a little thin as a character, but she was still likable and fun. The winning of barbara worth, 1926 the winning of barbara worth, 1926 the virginian, 1929 the virginian, 1929. Occasionally i like to watch a silent movie, especially if theres a rattlesnake in it.
Sep 25, 2009 audio recorded live at the brook theatre in bound brook, nj and synced up to picture. Rent the winning of barbara worth 1926 starring ronald colman and vilma banky on dvd and bluray. Start reading the winning of barbara worth on your kindle in under a minute. The winning of barbara worth 1926 henry king synopsis. Tints of yellow, sepia, red, and blue add some flair to this silent westerndrama, adapted for the screen by frances marion from a novel of the same name by harold bell wright. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. While not the most gripping of western tales, the winning of barbara worth is a wellmade film with strong performances and stunning sets. The goldwyn follies is a 1938 technicolor film written by ben hecht, sid kuller, sam perrin and arthur phillips, with music by george gershwin, vernon duke, and ray golden, and lyrics by ira gershwin and sid kuller. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the movie database tmdb. Ratcliffe to irrigate the desert, title character vilma banky instigating their meeting, in henry kings the. While building an irrigation system for a southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a ranchers daughter. The winning of barbara worth 1926 the motion pictures. 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. Download as many audiobooks, ebooks, language audio courses, and language eworkbooks as you want during the free trial and its all yours to keep even if you cancel during the free trial.
I was quite surprised to find him such a compelling author. Barbara worth vilma banky wants to help her father, jefferson. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, paperback. Published by user, 10 years ago this is a really good book, ive read it twice, but my library got rid of it so i needed my own copy that i can read whenever i want to. With ronald colman, vilma banky, gary cooper, charles lane. 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. Audio recorded live at the brook theatre in bound brook, nj and synced up to picture. This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. The winning of barbara worth is a modern western set in 1926 arizona where bankys father is the local head honcho in a small town. The winning of barbara worth synopsis two engineers vie for the affections of a landowners charles lane daughter vilma banky.
A tawny siren, whispering promises of a paradise beyond crushing out the lives of men in its poisonous embrace. 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 wright, harold bell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its a visually expressive film in its exquisite use of tinting. Expertly crafted, robust 1926 drama the winning of barbara worth is a good example of expectationdefying cinema. The picture opened instead at the mark strand theatre.
This is a clip of the movie, the winning of barbara worth 1926. Barbara worth vilma banky wants to help her father, jefferson worth charles lane, build a dam on the colorado river to help irrigate the desert land he owns. Between 1902 and 1942 wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. During the construction of an irrigation system in a southwestern town, an engineer and a local cowboy vie for the affections of a ranchers. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the winning of barbara worth near you. Harold bell wright was a famous author quite a few years back. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, first. 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.
Based on harold bell wright s novel the winning of barbara worth, the film is notable for the climactic flood sequence, depicting the 1905 formation of the salton sea. 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. Wright develops his concept of ministry through work as the central theme. This fine silent film demonstrates the filmmaking art of that day. Ratcliffe, gary cooper, clyde cook, erwin connelly, sam blum. 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 book by harold bell wright. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright. 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. In 1923, stanwyck auditioned for a place in the chorus at the strand roof, a night club over the strand theatre in times square. The winning of barbara worth library of congress classification. Gary cooper gives an outstanding performance variety in his first.
While building an irrigation system for a southwestern desert. From the swinging red tassels on the bridles of the leaders to the galvanized iron water. Introduction of dueling hunks, 3rdbilled gary cooper as local abe and topbilled ronald colman as engineer holmes, hired with his boss e. Gary cooper gives an outstanding performance variety in his first credited featurefilm role in this dazzling classic. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western feature. 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. The winning of barbara worth 1926 cast and crew moviefone. The winning of barbara worth a plan to irrigate the western.
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 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. Charlie was dashing and appealing to judges and barbaras students. The winning of barbara worth 1926 posted on january 14, 2015 by lindsey sunk into the earth like a great molten bowl, lay the desert unconquered empress of the wilderness beautiful mysterious, merciless.
The winning of barbara worth, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, westerns, dramaclassics silent films, 888574079659. Winning of barbara worth, the 1926 movie clip you don. The winning of barbara worth 1926 california herps. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. Making of the winning of barbara worth silents are golden. Barbara worth national reined cow horse association. The winning of barbara worth while this story is not in any way a history of this part of the colorado desert now known as the imperial valley, nor a biography of anyone connected with this splendid achievement, i must in honesty admit that this work which in the past ten years has transformed a vast, desolate waste into a b. The winning of barbara worth 1926 full movie download full. Bernadetteina pjesma je americki crnobijeli biografski film snimljen 1943. 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. Jefferson worth s outfit of four mules and a big wagon pulled out of san felipe at daybreak, headed for rubio city.
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