BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT

DIRECTED BY KING VIDOR
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

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Plot Summary
Bardely is a notorious ladykiller of the court, handing out lockets with snippets
of his hair (which really come from a wig) like there's no tomorrow.
When his abilities to win any woman are challenged,
Bardely masquerades as a wanted rebel in order to win the damsel’s hand.
Unfortunately, he also wins the attention of the law,
who want to hang him for his crimes against the king.
by ethanedwards

Information from IMDb

Full Cast
John Gilbert ... Bardelys
Eleanor Boardman ... Roxalanne de Lavedan
Roy D'Arcy ... Chatellerault
Lionel Belmore ... Vicomte de Lavedan
Emily Fitzroy ... Vicomtesse de Lavedan
George K. Arthur ... St. Eustache
Arthur Lubin ... King Louis XIII
Theodore von Eltz ... Lesperon
Karl Dane ... Rodenard
Edward Connelly ... Cardinal Richelieu
Fred Malatesta ... Castelrous
John T. Murray ... Lafosse
Joe Smith Marba ... Innkeeper (as Joseph Marba)
Daniel G. Tomlinson ... Sergeant of Dragoons
Emile Chautard ... Anatol
Max Barwyn ... Cozelatt
Gino Corrado ... Duellist (uncredited)
Lou Costello ... Extra (uncredited)
Lon Poff ... Prison Friar (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale ... Judge of the Tribunal (uncredited)
Duke Morrison ... Guard (uncredited)

Writing credits
Rafael Sabatini- (novel "Bardelys the Magnificent")
Dorothy Farnum- (adaptation and scenario)

Original Music
William Axt (uncredited)
R.H. Bassett (uncredited)

Cinematography
William H. Daniels

Movie Status
Long thought lost, a print of this film was discovered
in a private collection and restored for a DVD release.
It was missing its third reel, but scenes from the trailer
and production stills were edited in via a continuity script

This is one of Duke's movies,
that has now as a result of restoration,
become available.

It is a slient movie
Released just after Brown of Harvard,
in the spring of 1926, near the end of Duke's
second semester at USC.


During Duke's freshman year at USC,
he earned pocket money as an extra
Duke is uncredited, as far as we are aware cannot be seen.
He is portrayed as a 'spear-carrying guard'

Life Magazine
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
marks Gilbert's fifth collaboration with director King Vidor,
who also led Glibert to two of his greatest triumphs
with The Big Parade (1925) and La Boheme (1926),
breaking him out of the “pretty boy” mould
and giving him challenging, meaty roles which brought
his hitherto untapped acting potential. Vidor,
similarly an unfortunately forgotten figure,
was one of the top filmmakers of the 1920s,
with a rarely equaled gift for naturalistic
yet poetic storytelling, effortlessly moving
between comedy, romance, drama and —
as Bardelys the Magnificent proves — action, as well.
A comic swashbuckler in the Douglas Fairbanks tradition
(and one of the few that actually deserves
the comparison and rivals any of the master's own films),

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Hi Keith

I just got a copy of the restored version of this and have spent hours looking at the "spear carrying guards" and have not spotted JW yet!

However my eyes are not as young as they used to be and I just KNOW someone will tell us at what point in the film JW can be seen.

WHEN someone tells me I shall post a screen capture and the clip here.

Hello,

I have just watched this movie via Netflix. I know the movie reviews tell us that he plays a spear carrying guard.

However, if you look closely, the Duke is one of the four soldiers that carries out the dead body after the Count falls on his sword. I replayed this scene several times, pausing, etc and I am convinced he is one of those soldiers. Take a look and see if you agree.

Hello,

I have just watched this movie via Netflix. I know the movie reviews tell us that he plays a spear carrying guard.

However, if you look closely, the Duke is one of the four soldiers that carries out the dead body after the Count falls on his sword. I replayed this scene several times, pausing, etc and I am convinced he is one of those soldiers. Take a look and see if you agree.

I agree with you. prior to this JW can also be seen with a spear as a guard but only for about 3 seconds!