The Cavalier (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Cavalier


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director = Irvin Willat
producer = John M. Stahl
writer = Victor Irvin ("screenplay")
Max Brand ("novel")
starring = Richard Talmadge
Barbara Bedford
music = Hugo Riesenfeld
cinematography = Harry Cooper
John Stevens ("Technicolor")
editing = Doane Harrison
distributor = Tiffany Studios
released = 1 November 1928
runtime =
country = USA
awards =
language = Silent film
English intertitles
budget =
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imdb_id = 0018752

"The Cavalier" is a 1928 Technicolor Western directed by Irvin Willat for Tiffany Studios. It stars Richard Talmadge and Barbara Bedford and is a dramatic picture. It was the first color sound feature, as it had a synchronized score with sound effects.

Plot

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.

Background/Production

Production was bumpy, as the Technicolor crew that the film was shot in had a number of difficulties. Originally intended to be an all-sound film, the picture was shot silent and went out with a sound and effects track due to technical issues with the sound synchronization equipment.

Preservation

Both picture and sound elements for the film are considered lost.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018752/ "The Cavalier" at IMDB]