Bardelys the Magnificent

Directed by
King Vidor

Written by
Rafael Sabatini (novel)
Dorothy Farnum

Starring
John Gilbert
Eleanor Boardman

Music by
William Axt

Cinematography
William H. Daniels

Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date(s)
1926

Running time
90 min.

Country
 United States

Language
Silent film
English intertitles

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Bardelys the Magnificent is a 1926 silent romantic drama film directed by King Vidor starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman. The film was based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini. It was only the second film of the 19 year old John Wayne, who had a minor role. The film was considered lost for years, the only surviving bits being the trailer and a brief excerpt in Vidor’s Show People, but several intact reels were discovered in a European collection.

Cast

• John Gilbert as Bardelys
• Eleanor Boardman as Roxalanne de Lavedan
• Roy D’Arcy as Chatellerault
• Lionel Belmore as Vicomte de Lavedan
• Emily Fitzroy as Vicomtesse de Lavedan
• George K. Arthur as St. Eustache
• Arthur Lubin as King Louis XIII
• Theodore von Eltz as Lesperon
• Karl Dane as Rodenard
• Edward Connelly as Cardinal Richelieu
• Fred Malatesta as Castelrous
• John T. Murray as Lafosse
• Joe Smith Marba as Innkeeper (as Joseph Marba)
• Daniel G. Tomlinson as Sergeant of Dragoons
• Emile Chautard as Anatol
• John Wayne as Guard (uncredited)
• Lou Costello as Extra (uncredited)

See also

• John Wayne filmography (1926-1940)

External links

• Bardelys the Magnificent at the Internet Movie Database

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Films directed by King Vidor

1910s

Hurricane in Galveston • The Grand Military Parade • The Lost Lie • Bud’s Recruit • The Chocolate of the Gang • Tad’s Swimming Hole • The Accusing Toe • I’m a Man • The Turn in the Road • Better Times • The Other Half • Poor Relations

1920s

The Family Honor • The Jack-Knife Man • The Sky Pilot • Love Never Dies • Real Adventure • Dusk to Dawn • Conquering the Woman • Peg o’ My Heart • The Woman of Bronze • Three Wise Fools • Wild Oranges • Happiness • Wine of Youth • His Hour • The Wife of the Centaur • Proud Flesh • The Big Parade • La Bohème • Bardelys the Magnificent • The Crowd • The Patsy • Show People • Hallelujah!

1930s

Not So Dumb • Billy the Kid • Street Scene • The Champ • Bird of Paradise • Cynara • The Stranger’s Return • Our Daily Bread • The Wedding Night • So Red the Rose • The Texas Rangers • Stella Dallas • The Wizard of Oz

1940s

Northwest Passage • Comrade X • H. M. Pulham, Esq. • An American Romance • Duel in the Sun • On Our Merry Way • The Fountainhead • Beyond the Forest

1950s

Lightning Strikes Twice • Japanese War Bride • Ruby Gentry • Man Without a Star • War and Peace • Solomon and Sheba

1960s

The Metaphor

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