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Richard Barthelmess

Angels with Silver Wings...

About Me



NOT only is Richard Barthelmess a student o f D. W. Griffith, but he has spent the greater part of his screen career under the master director's instruction. It is only recently that Mr. Barthelmess has gone over to his own producing company. Mr. Barthelmess was born in 1895 in New York City and was educated at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. The first pictures that he played in opposite Dorothy Gish immediately brought him fame and a following that has increased rapidly. Those first productions were "The Hope Chest," "I'll Get Him Yet," "Boots," and "Peppy Polly." Although during that time he had been under the supervision of Griffith, he had not yet worked under his personal direction until Griffith made "Broken Blossoms." "The Girl Who Stayed Home," "Scarlet Days," "The Idol Dancer," "The Love Flower" and "Way Down East." In all these Barthelmess played the leading roles. He played in various other features after leaving the Griffith organization. One of these was "Experience" for Famous Players. Then Barthelmess made the production of his career. It is two years old of this writing and still talked of and run in big theaters. That picture was "Tol'able David." Since then he has made "The Bond Boy," "Sonny," "Fury" and his latest feature is "The Scarlet Shawl." By a strange twist of fate, Dorothy Gish is to be seen playing opposite this star in the last two films mentioned. Barthelmess is five feet seven inches tall, has dark hair and brown eyes, and weighs 135 pounds. He is married to Mary Hay, who was a Broadway star before her marriage, and they have a little daughter.~From Blue Book of the Screen (1923)~

My Interests

~FILMOGRAPHY~
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Spy of Napoleon (1936)
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
Midnight Alibi (1934)
A Modern Hero (1934)
Massacre (1934)
Heroes for Sale (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Alias the Doctor (1932)
The Last Flight (1931)
The Finger Points (1931)
The Lash (1930)
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Son of the Gods (1930)
The Show of Shows (1929)
Young Nowheres (1929)
Drag (1929)
Weary River (1929)
Scarlet Seas (1928)
Out of the Ruins (1928)
Wheel of Chance (1928)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
The Noose (1928)
The Drop Kick (1927)
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
The White Black Sheep (1926)
The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
Ranson's Folly (1926)
Just Suppose (1926)
Camille (1926/II)
The Beautiful City (1925)
Shore Leave (1925)
Soul-Fire (1925)
New Toys (1925)
Classmates (1924)
The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
Twenty-One (1923)
The Fighting Blade (1923)
The Bright Shawl (1923)
Fury (1923)
The Bond Boy (1922)
Sonny (1922)
The Seventh Day (1922)
Tol'able David (1921)
Experience (1921)
Way Down East (1920)
The Love Flower (1920)
The Idol Dancer (1920)
Scarlet Days (1919)
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Peppy Polly (1919)
Three Men and a Girl (1919)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
Boots (1919)
The Hope Chest (1918)
Wild Primrose (1918)
Hit-the-Trail Holliday (1918)
Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)
Sunshine Nan (1918)
The Seven Swans (1917)
For Valour (1917)
Nearly Married (1917)
Bab's Burglar (1917)
Bab's Diary (1917)
Camille (1917/I)
The Streets of Illusion (1917)
The Soul of a Magdalen (1917)
The Valentine Girl (1917)
The Eternal Sin (1917)
The Moral Code (1917)
Just a Song at Twilight (1916)
Snow White (1916/I) (uncredited)
War Brides (1916)
Gloria's Romance (1916) (uncredited)
~SOUNDTRACK~
Central Airport (1933) ("Remember")
The Dawn Patrol (1930) ("Plum and Apple, Apple and Plum") ... aka Flight Commander (USA: TV title)
Weary River (1929) (performer: "Weary River" (1929), "Frankie and Johnny", "It's Up to You" (1929))
~PRODUCER~
Soul-Fire (1925)
New Toys (1925)
~SELF~
Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (1941)
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931)
The Slippery Pearls (1931)
~ARCHIVE FOOTAGE~
The Love Goddesses (1965)
The Great Chase (1962)
The Tingler (1959)
Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (1955)

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Books:

~August 17, 1963~

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Unbroken Legacy

Just a few changes here and there to tidy up the place a bit. Check out the fantastic video footage of this brilliantly talented and gorgeous actor. More photos will be rearranged and posted soon, as...
Posted by Richard Barthelmess on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:55:00 PST