THE ITALIAN d: Reginald Barker
The Italian (1915)
Direction: Reginald Barker
Screenplay: Thomas H. Ince and C. Gardner Sullivan
Cast: George Beban, Clara Williams, J. Frank Burke
George Beban (right) was a renowned stage and vaudeville star. Even though he never became a major film name, Beban appeared in nearly 20 films from the mid-1910s to the mid-1920s, almost invariably in the role of an Italian. His first feature film, in fact, was quite succinctly called The Italian.
Directed by the respected Reginald Barker (among whose credits is the 1916 William S. Hart vehicle The Aryan), The Italian depicts the plight of an Italian immigrant who arrives in the Land of Plenty only to find poverty, heartbreak, and death (no, not his own).
A not uncommon theme for the [...]
by Andre Soares | March 22, 2009
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Tags: C. Gardner Sullivan, Clara Williams, Classic Movies, Film Reviews, George Beban, Immigration, Reginald Barker, Silent Films, Socially Conscious Movies, The Italian, Thomas H. Ince