The Beautiful City (1925 film)
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Don Bartlett (screenplay and titles)
Violet E. Powell (adaptation)
| The Beautiful City | |
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| Directed by | Kenneth Webb |
| Written by | C. Graham Baker (screenplay and titles) Don Bartlett (screenplay and titles) Violet E. Powell (adaptation) |
| Story by | Edmund Goulding |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Gish William Powell |
| Cinematography | Stuart Kelson Roy Overbaugh |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
Production company | Inspiration Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Beautiful City is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, and William Powell.[1] For their mother's sake, a man takes the blame for a robbery committed by his brother and his brother's gangster boss.
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Tony, a young Italian flower vendor who is in love with Mollie, a young Irish neighbor woman, becomes involved in a series of dangerous events by trying to reclaim his brother, who has fallen under the influence of a gangster-theatre manager. After hard fighting, the youth’s brother is turned from evil. Then the flower seller learns the beauty of his city and finds happiness with the young woman.
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Tony Gillardi
- Dorothy Gish as Mollie
- William Powell as Nick Di Silva
- Frank Puglia as Carlo Gillardi
- Florence Auer as Mama Gillardi
Reception
Mordaunt Hall gave a generally unfavorable review in The New York Times, calling The Beautiful City "quite a disappointing production. ... the story would have to be greatly improved to make it entertaining."[3] However, he did note that, "William Powell makes the villainy as impressive as possible."[3]
