The Cavalier is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat, distributed by Tiffany Studios, and starring Richard Talmadge and Barbara Bedford.[1]
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Directed by | Irvin Willat |
Written by | Victor Irvin (screenplay) |
Based on | The Cavalier by Max Brand |
Produced by | John M. Stahl |
Starring | Richard Talmadge Barbara Bedford |
Cinematography | Harry Cooper Jack Stevens |
Edited by | Doane Harrison |
Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Distributed by | Tiffany Studios |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The story takes place in old Mexico, where a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her father sends his gang in a chase after the two lovers.
Originally intended to be an all-sound film, the picture was shot silent and was distributed with a music and special effects soundtrack, with no dialogue, due to technical issues with the sound synchronization equipment.
Previously considered to be a lost film,[2] the film exists in the Spanish archive Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona.[3]
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