- Bardelys the Magnificent
Infobox Film
name = Bardelys the Magnificent
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director =King Vidor
producer =
writer =Rafael Sabatini (novel)Dorothy Farnum
narrator =
starring = John GilbertEleanor Boardman
music =William Axt
cinematography =William H. Daniels
editing =
distributor =Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = 1926
runtime = 90 min.
country = USA
language =Silent film
English intertitles
budget =
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amg_id = 1:84420
imdb_id = 0016627"Bardelys the Magnificent" is a 1926 silent
romantic drama film directed byKing Vidor starring John Gilbert andEleanor Boardman . The film was based on a novel byRafael Sabatini . It was only the second film of the 19 year oldJohn 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)ee also
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John Wayne filmography (1926-1940) External links
*imdb name|id=0016627|name=Bardelys the Magnificent
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